Fishing
Port activities linked to commercial fishing, including catch numbers, investment, port infrastructure and European Union (EU) policies.
EU leads the way with ambitious action for cleaner and safer seas
EU leads the way with ambitious action for cleaner and safer seas Malta, 5 October 2017 EU leads the way with ambitious action for cleaner and safer seas At...
EU holds maritime event in Batumi, Georgia
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 20, 2017 – On September 15 the EU held the “Connecting the region through marine and maritime...
Call for tenders to establish a Blue Bioeconomy Forum
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) has issued a tender to set up...
Event: UfM Regional Stakeholder Conference on Blue Economy – Naples, November 29-30, 2017
European Commission, September 17, 2017 –Â UfM Regional Stakeholder Conference on Blue Economy In 2015, the Ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean...
EU Commission: Building a maritime strategy in the Black Sea
EU Commission, September 15, 2017 – Building a maritime strategy in the Black Sea Developing the blue economy in the Black Sea was the theme of a...
Event: Our Ocean 2017 Conference: Malta, October 5-6, 2017
Valletta, Malta, September 11, 2017 –Â The European Union will host the fourth edition of Our Ocean conference in Malta, 5 – 6 October 2017. Our...
Moroccan Confederation of Coastal Fisheries appoints new president
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – The Moroccan Confederation of Coastal Fisheries (Confédération marocaine de la pêche côtière –...
Unloading of 1,524 t of longfin tuna in Basque ports shows a positive trend
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The capture of longfin tuna in the northern Basque ports since the beginning of the campaign in early July has...
Las Palmas port authority president takes part in Blue Growth event
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – The president of Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas), Luis Ibarra and its...
Cagliari to open new fishing dock
Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – On June 28, a new fishing dock will be inaugurated in the Sardinian port of Cagliari. The new development...
EU to support sustainable fisheries in Mediterranean region
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The European Parliament adopted with 558 votes in favour and 43 against an initiative in support of sustainable...
EU: Joint Statement on the occasion of World Oceans Day
Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2017 On the occasion of the World Oceans Day (8 June), Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs...
EU EUROfish project to invest in Mediterranean aquaculture
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 –  A new €7 million ($7.85 million) EU-funded research project titled PerformFISH was launched in Volos,...
Two new signatories to the Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – On 16 and 31 May respectively the Ambassadors to the European Union of the People’s Democratic...
Reconstruction works at Tanger Port completed at 70% as of May 2017
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 28, 2017 – Reconstruction works for the transformation of the Tanger Med Port in a port of pleasure and a terminal for...
Innovative blue growth projects join European Maritime Day 2017
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – Fifteen innovative new blue growth projects funded through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)...
Event – European Maritime Day – Poole, UK, May 18-19, 2017
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual meeting point for Europe’s community of maritime...
Las Palmas port aims to recover fresh fishing traffic
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 –  Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) plans to work to recover the throughput of...
EU Commission adopts action plans to improve Belgian and German fisheries control systems
Brussels, Belgium, May 4, 2017 The European Commission has adopted two action plans setting out how Belgium and Germany can overcome identified shortcomings in...
EU Commission discusses with stakeholders financing investments in a sustainable blue economy
Brussels, May 3, 2017 Commission discusses with stakeholders financing investments in a sustainable blue economy Key stakeholders in sustainable business and...