Administration
Cod will be choke for La Coruña fleet
Juan Carlos Corrás of La Coruña PO Pescagalicia-Arpega predicts that the discard ban will hit the trawl fleet hardest.
FiskerForum
18/02/2016
ANNONCER
Country Specific News
Land: Spain
Fishing
MSC octopus
An artisanal fishery in northern Spain has become the first MSC-certified octopus fishery. Octopus from four artisanal fishing guilds in western Asturias can now carry the MSC ecolabel.
FiskerForum
14/02/2016
Fish Species
Seven years of bait trials
After seven years of testing, Vigo fisherman Angel Rodriguez was about to give up on testing the bait developed by Vigo company Kf Iber Frost, but it turned out that it was worth persevering.
FiskerForum
08/02/2016
Newbuild
Holmøy almost ready for delivery
A new factory trawler for Norwegian company Prestfjord is taking shape at the Freire yard at Vigo in Spain and is expected to be completed by the end of this month.
FiskerForum
06/02/2016
Fish Species
Spain hits out hard on IUU fishing
The Spanish authorities have underscored Spain’s hardline stance on illegal fisheries with the conclusion of the Sparrow investigation and the Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Environment is seeking record penalties worth almost €18 million.
FiskerForum
30/12/2015
Newbuild
Zamakona delivers tuna seiner to Nicra-7
The Zamakona Shipyard at Santurce in northern Spain has delivered the new 81.54 metre LOA by 14.10 metre beam tuna purse seiner Guria to fishing company Nicra-7.
FiskerForum
18/12/2015
News
Commission announces deductions to spanish mackerel quota
Further to overfishing by Spain of its mackerel quota in 2009, the European Commission has decided on a deduction scheme for future Spanish quotas.
FiskerForum
05/03/2013
News
Marìa Dels Angels doubles catches with Notus
Over the last 20 years, a major goal of Notus has been to share knowledge between different fisheries. As such, this article focuses on the F/V María dels Angels from Barcelona, Spain.
FiskerForum
13/02/2013
News
Basque company Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez SA first Spanish fishery to obtain MSC certification for sustainable fishing
The Marine Stewardship Council announced that Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez has been awarded MSC sustainable fishing certification, making PESCAFRIA the first Spanish fishery and the first European Union Barents Sea cod fishery to be awarded this distinction. The announcement was made at a press conference attended by Basque government representatives Jon Azkue, Deputy Regional Minister for Fisheries and the Food Industry, and Jokin Díaz, Director for Fisheries and Aquaculture; Pescafria Manager Francisco Rodríguez; MSC Regional Director for Europe Nicolas Guichoux, and Laura Rodríguez, MSC Spain and Portugal Country Manager.
FiskerForum
03/02/2012
Spanish government stressed for determination in fisheries agreement
Spanish government put stress on more boost and determination in fisheries accord between EU and third countries.
FiskerForum
16/11/2011
