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Azorean fishers and shipowners allowed to catch additional 425 tonnes of bigeye tuna this year
Secretaria Regional do Mar e das Pescas
Azorean fishers and shipowners allowed to catch additional 425 tonnes of bigeye tuna this year
Notice of support for fisheries and aquaculture sustainability in the Azores republished
Secretaria Regional do Mar e das Pescas
Notice of support for fisheries and aquaculture sustainability in the Azores republished
506 eligible professionals receive overall support of 262 thousand Euros from FUNDOPESCA
Secretaria Regional do Mar e das Pescas
506 eligible professionals receive overall support of 262 thousand Euros from FUNDOPESCA
June 18, 2025 Azorean fishers and shipowners allowed to catch additional 425 tonnes of bigeye tuna this year
April 29, 2025 Notice of support for fisheries and aquaculture sustainability in the Azores republished
February 21, 2025 506 eligible professionals receive overall support of 262 thousand Euros from FUNDOPESCA
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The sea defines the uniqueness of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, not only for the extent and diversity of its ecosystems but also for its potential for discovery The Regional Directorate for Fisheries has the mission of promoting the sustainable development of the fisheries sector and valuing the sea, a crucial resource in our collective identity as an outermost region.

We are aware that the situation in the fisheries sector requires consistent and determined political action. Therefore, we must pursue the strategy towards the promotion of human resources as well as the improvement of income and working conditions, while ensuring the sustainability of this activity in the Region, based on knowledge and dialogue with industry partners.

The Regional Directorate for Fisheries seeks to respond to a number of challenges: the sustainable development of the fisheries sector and fishing communities, seizing new opportunities in traditional and emerging maritime activities; the increase and diversification of income for families, companies and institutions linked to the Sea; the promotion of the Region's capabilities and attractiveness as a space of excellence for the development of research and innovation activities in relevant areas of knowledge projecting the Azores at national and transnational level.

Our proposals for the fisheries sector are in line with the strategy to respond to these challenges. They mirror the principles set out in the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and are based on: Qualification and capability building, meeting the needs of occupations related to the Sea and promoting the training of regional staff linked to the business sector; Products and innovation, streamlining the conversion of ideas and knowledge into added-value solutions and measures capable of generating significant sustainable gains in the regional productive fabric; Sustainability of policies and measures to be implemented, bringing together their environmental, economic and social values; Knowledge, promoting production and transfer of knowledge in all priority areas of the regional economy, with special emphasis on Sea and Cooperation, reinforcing partnerships and networking between the regional administration, economic and social agents, and the regional scientific and technological system. 

We advocate policies that promote the precautionary and sustainable management of our marine resources with the important contribution of associations. In this regard, we want to ensure the support and participation of all industry partners in decision-making processes. 

We aim to continue these measures with a view to safeguarding resources and ensuring adequate income for fishing professionals by adapting work contracts to the reality of the fisheries sector. In this context, we also intend to improve the working conditions of fishers by investing in fishing support infrastructures and equipment.

We aim to continue promoting the training fishing professionals and, accordingly, we believe that the Azores Maritime School will pay an important role in the training of our fishers, but also in the training of seafarers in general, leveraging emerging professions in this area.

We intend to develop policies aimed at strengthening the sector that will promote local development and foster a strategy taking into account the specific realities of each of our island's coastal communities, creating new sources of income for fishers through activities complementary to fishing.

Azorean fishers and shipowners allowed to catch additional 425 tonnes of bigeye tuna this year
Nota de Imprensa
June 18, 2025
Azorean fishers and shipowners allowed to catch additional 425 tonnes of bigeye tuna this year
The Regional Secretariat for the Sea and Fisheries, through the Regional Directorate for Fisheries, has secured an additional 425 tonnes of bigeye tuna from the National Government, which will be added to the 2,500 tonnes made available for 2025. This is the result of joint efforts undertaken by the governments of the two autonomous regions, following weeks of negotiations, culminating in this excellent news for professionals in the Azorean fishing sector engaged in tuna fishing using the pole-and-line method. This year, for the first time, a memorandum of understanding between the two autonomous regions entered into force on January 1, with the primary goal of promoting sustainability in the sector. The same operating rules were adopted by the tuna fleets of the Azores and Madeira, further extending the fishing season. This management led to an increase in the average price in the Azores at the first auction sale of about €0.48 this year. The Regional Government continues to work with professionals in the sector to ensure that the first auction sale price of this species continues to grow in the future.
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Notice of support for fisheries and aquaculture sustainability in the Azores republished
Nota de Imprensa
April 29, 2025
Notice of support for fisheries and aquaculture sustainability in the Azores republished
The Regional Secretariat for the Sea and Fisheries, through the Regional Directorate for Fisheries, informs that the 1st republication of NOTICE no. 02/C10-i05-RAA/2024 was published today to extend the deadline for the submission of applications to June 30, 2025. It concerns the Incentive System for Energy Transition, Digitisation and Reduction of Environmental Impact in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector. It falls within investment TC-C10-i05-RAA under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP).  The notice provides an overall amount of five million Euros to support operations promoting modernisation, innovation and sustainability in the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Azores.  Operations aimed at modernising and renewing the fishing fleet, innovating in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors to improve energy performance, modernising processes, reducing waste production at sea, and promoting the circular economy are eligible for this support measure. Owners of fishing vessels registered in ports located in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, operators in the processing and sale of fishing and aquaculture products, fishers' organisations, including producers' organisations, aquaculture companies, and public companies with powers and responsibilities in the administration of fishing centres and ports may apply for this support measure.  This incentive system reinforces the commitment to the sector's sustainability and resilience, promoting fleet modernisation, energy efficiency, waste reduction and the circular economy This is aligned with the strategic RRP goals as well as the needs of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The notice is available on the official RRP website via the following link: https://recuperarportugal.gov.pt/candidatura/02-transicao-energetica-digitalizacao-e-reducao-do-impacto-ambiental-no-setor-da-pesca-e-aquicultura-aviso-n-o-02-c10-i05-raa-2024/. The period for the submission of applications runs until 5 p.m. on June 30, 2025.
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