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Villaverde and Interfish address the current challenges of the interprofessional fishing organization

The Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, held a working meeting with the president of the Interprofessional Fishing Organization Interfish-Spain, Joaquín Cadilla, and with its managing director, Sergio Acevedo, focused on the situation of the surface longline fleets that catch species such as swordfish, shark, and mako, among others, as...

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Galicia demands from Brussels that the effort in sustainability guarantees stability of quotas and legal security

The Consellería do Mar has sent to the European Commission its observations on the public consultation regarding the communication "Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and guidelines for 2027," in which it demands that the "effort" made by the fleet in terms of sustainability be rewarded with "stability...

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Murcia demands in Brussels to recover working days for the Mediterranean fleet until 2027

The Government of the Region of Murcia defended this Thursday in Brussels the need for a new fishing policy that allows gradually recovering the working days of the Mediterranean fleet until reaching 180 working days in 2027. This was conveyed by the counselor of Water, Agriculture, Livestock, and Fishing, Joaquín...

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Andalusia strengthens in 2026 the aid to the fishing and aquaculture sector and is already preparing those for 2027.

The Junta of Andalusia has emphasized that in 2026 it will intensify its support for the fishing and aquaculture sector with more than 29 million euros in aid aimed at sustaining its activity, boosting its competitiveness, and favoring its sustainability. At the same time, it has announced that "it is...

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The Government launches aid of 200,000 euros to strengthen professional fishing organizations

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published today in the Official State Bulletin (BOE) the call for grants aimed at promoting the consolidation of professional organizations linked to fishing and aquaculture products, with a total budget of 200,000 euros planned for 2026.According to a statement from the Department...

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Andalusia increases the aid to 6.6 million to promote fishing products

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has launched a new call for aid aimed at the Fishermen's Brotherhoods, their federations, and other public entities for an amount of 15,000 euros. This amount is added to the credit increase of 30,000 euros published on July 31, linked to...

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Cantabria launches 1.5 million in aid to modernize its fishing fleet and make it more sustainable in 2027

The Department of Rural Development, Livestock, Fishing and Food of Cantabria has opened the call for aid to make investments on board fishing vessels corresponding to the 2027 fiscal year, with a maximum budget of 1.5 million euros, co-financed by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (FEMPA) 2021-2027.According to...

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Cantabria grants 230,000 euros to four brotherhoods to support their investments

The Department of Rural Development, Livestock, Fishing, and Food has granted aid totaling 230,000 euros to the brotherhoods of Santoña, Laredo, Colindres, and Castro Urdiales, in order to cover part of the investments they have made, which together exceed 342,000 euros.This is stated in the resolution of the Department published...

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Cantabria grants aid to two fishing organizations for their production and sales plans

Two organizations of fishing producers from the autonomous community will receive, between them, more than 55,000 euros, for the preparation and execution of production and marketing plans.The beneficiaries of the call have been the Organization of Artisanal Producers of Cantabria (OPACAN), which has been granted almost 43,500 euros, and the...

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Llorca announces more than 16 million in aid to strengthen sustainable fishing and aquaculture

The 'president' of the Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, announced this Thursday the launch of more than 16 million euros in aid for sustainable fishing and aquaculture, as well as for promotion campaigns, within the framework of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) 2021-2027.The head of the Consell made...

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Rural Environment promotes projects in fishing areas with 678,000 euros through local action groups

The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agricultural Policy has allocated slightly more than 678,000 euros to support initiatives in coastal areas through the Local Fisheries Action Groups (GALP). These grants, structured in three calls, can be applied for until the 20th of this month.The resources, from the European Maritime, Fisheries...

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The Board raises to 6.5 million the aid to modernize the marketing of fishery and aquaculture products

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has decided to increase by 1.5 million euros the budget for the call for aid aimed at investments in the marketing and processing of fishery and aquaculture products, so that the total amount now amounts to 6.54 million euros. This increase...

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Rianxo Sea and Brotherhood Seal an 850,000 Euro Agreement to Recover Twenty Shellfish Beds

The Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, and the head fisherman of the Virxe do Carme Fishermen's Guild of Rianxo, Miguel Ángel Iglesias, have signed a collaboration agreement endowed with more than 850,000 euros aimed at the recovery of about twenty shellfish beds. The agreement foresees compensation for the regeneration...

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The Xunta and the Brotherhood of O Grove seal the largest shellfish recovery plan after the storms

The Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, signed this Thursday with the head of the Fishermen's Guild of O Grove, María del Carmen Besada, the agreement aimed at the recovery of shellfish beds damaged by winter storms. This is the agreement with the largest territorial scope of the 18 already...

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Sea claims its measures against Asian algae in the face of the BNG's warning that it could be a catastrophe

The Director General of Fisheries Development, Ángeles V. Suárez, has defended the actions promoted by the Ministry of the Sea against the expansion of the Asian alga Rugulopteryx okamurae, measures that, as she has underlined, have been designed and applied "with scientific rigor".During her speech in the Fisheries Commission, the...

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The Consell allocates 542,000 euros to participatory local fishing development strategies 2021-2027

The Department of Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Food has approved the granting of 542,000 euros in aid for projects included in the Participatory Local Development Strategies (PLDS) promoted by the Fishery Local Action Groups (FLAGs) of the Valencian Community for the period 2021-2027.As reported in the Official Gazette of the...

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Cantabria claims in Brussels to maintain intact the financing of the European Maritime Fund and rejects the 67% cut

The Minister of the Presidency of the Government of Cantabria, Isabel Urrutia, defended today before the plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, meeting in Brussels, that the financing of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) be maintained. She warned that the 67% reduction proposed by...

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The Xunta and the Ría de Arousa cooperative seal an agreement to recover damaged shellfish beds

The Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, signed this Tuesday with the Galician Cooperative Society Ría de Arousa a collaboration agreement aimed at the recovery of shellfish beds affected by the storms recorded at the beginning of the year.As detailed by the Xunta in a statement, this agreement has a...

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The Xunta approves four new agreements to regenerate shellfish beds in O Grove, Rianxo, Redondela, and Pontedeume

The Consello de la Xunta gave the green light this Monday to the signing of four new agreements with the fishing guilds of O Grove, Rianxo, Redondela, and Pontedeume, aimed at the regeneration of shellfish beds damaged by the heavy rains recorded last winter.The total amount of these agreements amounts...

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The Board launches 2.1 million in aid to boost local development in fishing areas

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development issued this Friday, June 26, a new call for subsidies totaling 2.1 million euros, published in the Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA), to support projects included in the Participatory Local Development Strategies of the Local Action Groups of...

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Asturias launches three lines of aid with 678,464 euros for projects in fishing areas

The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agricultural Policy has launched three lines of aid aimed at supporting projects promoted by local entities, companies, and non-profit organizations in the fishing areas of Asturias. In total, these calls have a global allocation of 678,464 euros and aim to support initiatives that favor...

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The Congress rebels against cuts in the CAP and fishing and demands the Government veto them in Brussels

The Plenary Session of the Congress of Deputies gave the green light this Thursday to an initiative promoted by Esquerra Republicana that censures the cuts planned in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and in the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund that the European Commission proposes within the framework of...

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Catalonia launches more than 8 million in aid to the fishing fleet for the 2026 bans

The Generalitat has launched the call for subsidies to compensate for the temporary cessation of activity of the fishing fleet of the trawling, purse seine, and surface longline modalities with a home port in Catalonia during 2026. The total budget amounts to 8,096,465 euros and may be increased by around...

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The Xunta seals four agreements with brotherhoods to recover shellfish beds damaged by storms

The Xunta has given the green light to four new agreements with different guilds in order to undertake recovery and improvement work on shellfish beds after the mortality caused by the storms recorded at the beginning of the year.As agreed this Monday by the Consello de la Xunta, these new...

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Sea seals with the brotherhood of Miño an agreement to restore the damaged shellfish beds

The Minister of the Sea, Marta Villaverde, and the fishermen's guild of Miño have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at the recovery of shellfish beds that were damaged by the recent storms.The Xunta Council approved the agreement this Monday, which will have shared financing through the European Maritime, Fisheries and...

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Fempa

Villaverde and Interfish address the current challenges of the interprofessional fishing organization

Galicia demands from Brussels that the effort in sustainability guarantees stability of quotas and legal security

Murcia demands in Brussels to recover working days for the Mediterranean fleet until 2027

Andalusia strengthens in 2026 the aid to the fishing and aquaculture sector and is already preparing those for 2027.

The Government launches aid of 200,000 euros to strengthen professional fishing organizations

Andalusia increases the aid to 6.6 million to promote fishing products

Cantabria launches 1.5 million in aid to modernize its fishing fleet and make it more sustainable in 2027

Cantabria grants 230,000 euros to four brotherhoods to support their investments

Cantabria grants aid to two fishing organizations for their production and sales plans

Llorca announces more than 16 million in aid to strengthen sustainable fishing and aquaculture

Rural Environment promotes projects in fishing areas with 678,000 euros through local action groups

The Board raises to 6.5 million the aid to modernize the marketing of fishery and aquaculture products

Rianxo Sea and Brotherhood Seal an 850,000 Euro Agreement to Recover Twenty Shellfish Beds

The Xunta and the Brotherhood of O Grove seal the largest shellfish recovery plan after the storms

Sea claims its measures against Asian algae in the face of the BNG's warning that it could be a catastrophe

The Consell allocates 542,000 euros to participatory local fishing development strategies 2021-2027

Cantabria claims in Brussels to maintain intact the financing of the European Maritime Fund and rejects the 67% cut

The Xunta and the Ría de Arousa cooperative seal an agreement to recover damaged shellfish beds

The Xunta approves four new agreements to regenerate shellfish beds in O Grove, Rianxo, Redondela, and Pontedeume

The Board launches 2.1 million in aid to boost local development in fishing areas

Asturias launches three lines of aid with 678,464 euros for projects in fishing areas

The Congress rebels against cuts in the CAP and fishing and demands the Government veto them in Brussels

Catalonia launches more than 8 million in aid to the fishing fleet for the 2026 bans

The Xunta seals four agreements with brotherhoods to recover shellfish beds damaged by storms

Sea seals with the brotherhood of Miño an agreement to restore the damaged shellfish beds

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