Fishing
Port activities linked to commercial fishing, including catch numbers, investment, port infrastructure and European Union (EU) policies.
Funds available for coastal fishing and aquaculture, Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – The Region of Sardinia is to make 10.5 million euros available to support coastal fishing and...
New fish products facility in Porto de Celeiro, Galicia
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) July 9, 2024 – In October, the Xunta de Galicia plans to complete the modernisation of the new warehouse for the...
FAO Report: Global fisheries and aquaculture production reaches a new record high
Aquaculture surpasses capture fisheries in aquatic animal production for the first time, the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2024 says – June 7,...
Port of Marin imports frozen squid from South Atlantic
Marín, Spain (Ports Europe) May 27, 2024 – The Spanish Port of Marin is receiving ships carrying frozen squid from the South Atlantic. More...
EU fisheries control system gets a major revamp
New rules for a reinforced control system enter into force today – Tuesday 9 January 2024. The revised rules modernise the way fishing activities are...
Port of Vigo launched action plan to boost fishing
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) December 14, 2023 – The Port of Vigo has launched an action plan to strengthen its leadership in fishing, said the Port...
European Council approves fishing opportunities for 2024 in EU and non-EU waters
Press Release – European Council – December 12, 2023 Following three days of negotiations, fisheries ministers agreed on fishing...
Japanese ambassador visits Las Palmas – tuna on the menu
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The president of the Las Palmas Port Authority (APLP), Luis Ibarra, has welcomed a...
Tersan Shipyard to build factory fishing ship
Yalova, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 3, 2022 – Tersan Shipyard has signed contract with Nordbank Hochseefischerei GmbH for the building of an 88.1...
Indonesian delegation visits Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – A delegation from the Indonesian Ministry of Development (Infrastructure) has visited the Port of Vigo, a port...
Port of Barcelona awards fish market contract
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has awarded a €7.56 million contract to FCC Construcción to build the new...
Acuacría La Figal awarded fish concession in Port of Gijón
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2022 – Acuacría La Figal has been awarded a 10,000-m² concession for 30 years to build a lenguados fish factory in...
Port of Gijón has reported record revenue for this season’s mackerel catch
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 30, 2022 – The Port of Gijón has reported record revenue for this season’s mackerel catch. The mackerel campaign...
Port of Vigo handles record number of containers in April
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) June 3, 2022 – In the first four months of 2022, the Port of Vigo handled 71,361 TEU, up +10.4% on the same period of 2021. By...
Port of Avilés sees reduced fishing catch but stable revenue
Avilés, Spain (Ports Europe) May 18, 2022 – The fishing port of Avilés has reported a notablereduction in catches in the first four months of the year,...
Port of A Coruña awards two fish and seafood processing concessions
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) May 6, 2022 – The Port Authority of A Coruña has granted concessions to Pescarmar and Isaac Lema to expand their fish and...
BlueInvest: Commission and EIF agree to mobilise €500 million with new equity fund for blue economy
NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT – 28 March 2022 – EU Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries BlueInvest: Commission and EIF agree to mobilise...
France Relance: recovery plan for fishing ports and port companies
Paris, France (PortSEurope) March 21, 2022 – Last year, the French government has announced its €100 billion “France Relance” recovery plan,...
Port of Barcelona to invest nearly €8 million euros in a new fishermen’s market
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona is to invest nearly €8 million ($8.7 million) in the construction of the future...
Gandia reinforces its commitment to the sea with the success of the II Artisanal Fishing, Tourism and Territorial Exhibition
Valencia, September 20, 2021 – Last weekend, hundreds of people the Mostra de Pesca Artesanal, Turisme i Territori de la Mediterrània de Gandia...