Sardine fishing season starts today
Summertime beckons: sardines back on the menu! Just as the first truly warm rays of sunshine start to break through the rain and gloom of the past few months, Portugal’s
Algarve’s seawater temperatures ‘repelling sardines’
The flip side to wonderfully warm sea… The wonderfully warm temperatures of the water on many south coast beaches are repelling sardines (which like cold temperatures). So, there is a
Sardines are “fleeing Algarve coast”
Warmer waters and predators to blame Algarve fishermen are concerned by a scarcity of sardines. It is not that the fish synonymous with Portugal have disappeared, more that they are
Portuguese Sardines shine a beacon in Times Square
The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine opens a store on the emblematic square as tinned food becomes a growing trend in the US. The Fantastic World of the Portuguese
Sardines back on sale in fish markets from today
The capture of sardines began in the early hours of this morning, meaning Portugal’s signature fish is back on sale in fish markets. The season opens with a limit on
Portimão Sardine Festival returns in August
Charcoal-grilled sardines, live music and plenty of entertainment return to the town’s riverfront Portimão Sardine Festival is gearing up for a glorious return between August 3 and 7, promising five
Sardine still shines as Portimão’s favourite fish despite cancelled festival
Portimão’s Sardine Festival, one of the Algarve’s most popular gastronomic events, will not be held this year due to the pandemic, but the town will continue to pay homage to
Sardine sizzler! Iberian study could blow doom-mongers out of the water
An Iberian study into the ‘stock of sardines’ in Portuguese and Spanish waters threatens to blow all the doom-mongers out of the water. Only two years ago, ICES – standing
Sardine fishermen clamour for increase in quota to 20,000 tons
Sardine fishermen in Portugal and Spain are clamouring for an increase to their quota to 20,000 tons. They say it’s a situation of urgency, bearing in mind bans on sardine
Portimão Sardine Festival attracts record-breaking numbers
A record 100,000 people descended on Portimão last week for the 25th Sardine Festival, which was held along the town’s riverside between August 7 and 11. Not even Portimão mayoress