Sacrificing the fleet, endangering food security
The fishing industry represented by the Fishing Shipowners' Cooperative of the Port of Vigo (ARVI) considers that the European Commission announcement of four strategic lines for the future will have…
Addressing the gender gap in fisheries
The Redmar II project in Spain aims to address the gender gap in fisheries and the prevailing gender stereotypes that still prevent women from working on board vessels, even when…
Inertimar initiative aims to reduce parasites in seafood products
Vigo vessel owners’ co-operative ARVI and EnergyLab will continue to collaborate until 2032 on the Inertimar initiative, the second phase of which has the aim of developing and validating a…
A hard Brexit has the potential to affect 130 vessels, 1700 fishermen and 7650 shore jobs in Galicia
Galicia’s fishing sector aims for joint Brexit response strategy
A meeting in Vigo has brought together representatives of national and regional governments, as well as fishing organisations and unions as they face the increasingly likely prospect of a hard…