Galicia’s confident DG of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Galicia’s minister of maritime affairs Rosa Quintana has presided over the inauguration ceremony of the new director general of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Technological Innovation.
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Galicia’s minister of maritime affairs Rosa Quintana has presided over the inauguration ceremony of the new director general of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Technological Innovation.
Renewal of the Spanish fleet is in progress, and the Nodosa yard is building for both local and overseas fishing companies.
Wärtsilä has signed a long-term technical management agreement to optimise the performance of ten of Spanish tuna company Albacora’s fishing vessels. The five-year agreement is tailored to meet the requirements of Albacora’s fleet management, providing technical assistance and maintenance planning for fishing vessels operating around the world.
Spain has come out of the Agrifish negotiations with better quotas than had been expected for key species, including hake and western horse mackerel.
The Association in Defence of Mediterranean Artisanal Fisheries (ADPAM), the Regional Federation of Canary Island Fishing Cofradias, the Gaia Oceans Association, the Tarragona Fishing Cofradia and the Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) met in Tarragona last weekend to agree on the next steps of their campaign, following the Castellón meeting that took place in May. They affirmed that they will now focus on getting their voices heard in Madrid, to call for the injustices of recent years to be ended.
The Gondan Shipyard has launched its first live fish carrier, with representatives of owning company Salmon Star present to see thir new vessel launched at Figueras.
Scanmar has appointed Vigo-based Enaradio SL as its new distributor in Spain and Portugal for its advanced catch control systems for the fishing industry.
In an unusual reversal, a Norwegian yard is to build a trawler for owners in Spain. Kleven has signed a contract with Spanish fishing company Pesquera Ancora for an 80 metre factory trawler to be delivered in February 2018.
The Armon shipyard at Gijon in Spain yesterday launched a new factory stern trawler for Norwegian fishing company Ramoen. Fitting out is now in progress with the ship at the quayside, and it is expected to be delivered this summer.
Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia has reported that the Spanish Civil Guard yesterday raided the offices of fishing company Vidal Armadores and arrests have taken place linked to allegations of large-scale poaching of toothfish in the Southern Ocean
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