Fishing
Port activities linked to commercial fishing, including catch numbers, investment, port infrastructure and European Union (EU) policies.
Black Sea countries: regional cooperation on blue economy will help “build back better” after COVID-19 pandemic
News Release – European Commission – 21/12/2020 At their 11 December ministerial meeting, in the presence of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius,...
Press Statement by EU Commissioner Sinkevičius following AGRIFISH Council on 17 December 2020
Brussels, 17 December 2020 Press Statement by Commissioner Sinkevičius following AGRIFISH Council on 17 December 2020 Dear colleagues,Today, the Council has...
Gijón port increases fish catch
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 16, 2020 – In January-October 2020 the port of Gijón recorded an increase in landed fish of 75.6% compared to the...
€6.1 billion for sustainable fisheries and safeguarding fishing communities
On Friday, EU legislators reached a provisional agreement on how EU countries will be able to spend funds allocated to fisheries and aquaculture for 2021-2027...
Huelva Port grans 15 concessions for City of Seafood
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) December 1, 2020 – The Board of Directors of Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) granted a...
Fincantieri and Federpesca join forces to promote Italian fishing fleet
Fincantieri and Federpesca (the Italian National Association of Fishing Enterprises) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to promote the renewal of the...
Sevastopol’s RSC Aquamarine plans to purchase 10 fishing vessels
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 9, 2020 – Sevastopol fish canning plant RSC Aquamarine plans to purchase 10 vessels frpm Sevastopol Marine Plant...
Blue sectors contribute to the recovery and pave way for EU Green Deal
Today, the European Commission published “The EU Blue Economy Report 2020”, providing an overview of the performance of the EU economic sectors related to...
More protection for our seas and oceans is needed, report finds
The Commission adopted today a report on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) which reveals that, while the EU’s framework for marine...
EU Commission reviews EU common fisheries policy and launches consultation
The Commission adopted its annual communication taking stock of the implementation of the common fisheries policy (CFP) and launched a public consultation on...
Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard to build trawler for P/F Havborg
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) June 18, 2020 – Tersan Shipyard Inc. has signed a new contract to build an arctic freezer trawler for P/F Havborg from the...
Almería port re-establishes construction of a breakwater
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) June 15, 2020 – The refurbishment works of the anchorage of the fishing port are progressing at a good pace. The...
New Casablanca port fishing facility close to becoming operational
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) June 14, 2020 – Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) has reported that the new fishing facility at Casablanca...
EU tops up fisheries fund by €500 million to help recovery
In a press conference today, Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, explained the Commission’s decision to...
Docapesca launches tender connected with Olhão port
Olhão, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 12, 2020 – Docapesca has issued a tender for the contract for the rehabilitation of the piers dedicated to the auction...
Covid-19: emergency measures to help EU farmers and fishermen
News – The EU has approved emergency measures to help farmers and fishermen affected by the coronavirus pandemic – April 20, 2020 In order to avoid...
Coronavirus response: Further EU support to fisheries and aquaculture sectors
Supporting the EU fisheries and aquaculture sectors in tackling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Commission has proposed a new set of...