Gijón port offers Semillas del Cantábrico and Asturian firms to take over Lonja Gijón
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2019 - After the failure of the negotiations with the Galician shipowners of Cillero to sell Lonja Gijón (fish market),…
Andalusia invests in fishing ports
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2019 - The Minister of Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Marifrán Carazo, has said in the Andalusian Parliament Development Commission that…
LonjaGijón-Musel to restructure capital
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – LonjaGijón-Musel, a company controlled by Port Authority of Gijón which operates and administers the fishing market, will carry out a…
Gijón port fish catch rises 56% in Jan-Apr 2019
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 11, 2019 – Gijón port registered between January and April an increase of the fishing of 56.2% over the same period…
FAO’s annual fisheries conference in Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 - The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Department is to return for its fifth year…
Huelva port establishes conditions for shipyards concession tender
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – Huelva port has published the list of conditions of the tender for the granting of an administrative concession…
Croatia says fisheries and aquaculture strategically important sectors
News - Government of Croatia - PM says fisheries and aquaculture strategically important sectors - May 13, 2019 Fisheries and aquaculture are strategically important sectors…
Cádiz port to invest €712,300 in overhaul of fishing port
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) April 22, 2019 – Cádiz port plans to invest €712,300 ($800,755) in developing the fishing facilities of the port to implement measures…
MEPs back first EU management plan for fish stocks in the Western Mediterranean
Press Release - European Parliament - MEPs back first EU management plan for fish stocks in the Western Mediterranean - April 4, 2019 A plan…
EU Commissioner Vella presents EU contingency plans to help mitigate the impact of “no-deal” Brexit on fisheries
Brussels, Belgium, April 7, 2019 - Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella has presented contingency measures to mitigate the impact on fisheries in case…
Huelva port open new €6.9 million fish market
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) February 18, 2019 - Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH - Port Authority of Huelva) has inaugurated the facilities of the New Fish…
EU adopts new Fisheries Partnership with Morocco including Western Sahara
Press Release - European Parliament - February 12, 2018 A new agreement on the legal, environmental, economic and social governance of EU vessels’ fishing activities…
Huelva port opens fish market building
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) February 12, 2019 – Huelva port has opened the doors of the new fish market building, which after an investment of €6.9…
EU: Agreement on first ever multi-annual fisheries management plan in Western Mediterranean
February 2, 2019 - European Commission The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposal establishing a multi-annual plan for…
Brexit preparedness: European Commission adopts two contingency proposals to help mitigate impact of “no-deal” Brexit on EU fisheries
Brussels, 23 January 2019 Given the continued uncertainty in the UK surrounding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Commission has today adopted two legislative…
Ranking – Vigo top Spanish fishing port in November 2018
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 - Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by port authority. The…
Galician ports’ fishing exports to UK increase in 2018
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – Galicia-based companies have significantly increased their exports to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, according to the provisional Foreign Trade…
Almería port sees increased seafood catch in Jan-Sept 2018
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 - In the first nine months of 2018, the port of Almería landed 2.75 million kilos of fish, an…
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 - Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by port authority. Port AuthoritySeptemberSeptemberYear…
EC finds serious failures in fishing control of Irish ports
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – The Irish government announced last summer via a letter addressed to the port of Vigo that it would…