Portuguese fishing quota cut
Portugal is one of 10 European countries whose fishing quotas for this year have been cut by the European Commission (EC) to compensate for overfishing in 2013. The reductions affect
Minister of Agriculture and Sea appeals for more tuna farmers
Industry || Portuguese companies should consider investing in tuna farming – an industry that involves raising tuna fish in tanks or enclosures, to be sold for food. According to Minister
Guadiana sport fishing competition
The Sport Fishing Association of Castro Marim will be holding its 7th International Sport Fishing Competition on the Guadiana River on June 22. Over 100 fishermen from Portugal and Spain
Maritime authorities crackdown on Ria rebels
Illegal fishing within the Ria Formosa lagoon is keeping maritime police on their toes. Fishing of all kinds is controlled in Portugal – with everyone obliged to take out licences.
Magnificent marlin
After an hour and a half of hard work, national fishing champion João Brito successfully caught one of the biggest marlin ever registered off the Algarve coast, weighing a whopping
Costly new laws
Dolphins are to be protected by new European Union regulations that will enforce strict new codes of practice for fishermen. It is estimated that around 170 Portuguese fishing boats will
Large shark stuns Sagres
A massive monk-shark, measuring 10 metres in length and more than two tonnes in weight, has been accidentally captured 12 miles off the Sagres coast. The unusually large fish was