Fishing
Port activities linked to commercial fishing, including catch numbers, investment, port infrastructure and European Union (EU) policies.
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...
Cádiz port to invest €712,300 in overhaul of fishing port
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 – Cádiz port plans to invest €712,300 ($800,755) in developing the fishing facilities of the port to implement...
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...
Huelva port open new €6.9 million fish market
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) has inaugurated the facilities of...
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...
Huelva port opens fish market building
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) February 12, 2019 – Huelva port has opened the doors of the new fish market building, which after an investment of €6.9...
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...
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...
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,...
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 increase...
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...
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...
Italy’s Tuna Callipo Group to open warehouse at Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2018 – Italian tuna producer Tuna Callipo Group has agreed a contract for the operation of a warehouse of...
Almería port authority praises fishing association
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 – Mari Carmen Ortiz, president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of...
Spanish ports’ fish catch declines in Jan-Aug 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – The catches of fresh fish in Spanish ports amounted to 144,754 tonnes between January and August 2018, a...
Black Sea: European Commission proposes sustainable fishing opportunities for 2019
Press Release – European Commission – Black Sea: Commission proposes sustainable fishing opportunities for 2019 – October 24, 2018 Today,...