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The new regulatory framework combines existing management tools with new ones, making the former more flexible.…

Conxemar, 4-6 October 2022, Vigo This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 6 2022.…

Promising new species being considered for commercial production on the Canary Islands This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 3 2022.…

May / June 2022 Eurofish Magazine 3 Country profiles: Spain and Hungary Aquaculture: Sustainable, affordable and ethically acceptable - New protein sources for aquaculture feed Technology: Cretel celebrates 50 years - Half a century of yield and performance Species: Pink shrimp, or deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) - Sought-after crustaceans from the deep waters of the Mediterranean Events: Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing reopen in Barcelona - Putting the sea into Seafood Expo Global & A conference challenges marine litter - Our oceans are in jeopardy from plastic pollution Guest pages: Javier Ojeda González-Posada - APROMAR’s research division seeks innovative solutions to challenges facing industry - Ensuring the competitiveness of Spanish aquaculture

APROMAR’s research division seeks innovative solutions to challenges facing industry This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 3 2022.…

Recognising women’s essential, but often unacknowledged, roles in Spanish fishing and aquaculture This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 3 2021. Fishing is more than taking fish from the ocean or from inland lakes and streams. The simplistic image of men labouring on the sea in the face of nature’s harsh challenges does not portray the complexities of today’s fishing sector. Before and after fish are taken, a large amount of work must be done, on board and ashore, by both men and women.

This article featured in EUROFISH Magazine 2 2020. Researchers at the University of Oviedo work to prevent the spread of invasive alien species through research and outreach. Invasive alien species are among the most serious threats to biodiversity in the EU and are particularly damaging to vulnerable ecosystems such as those found on islands.

This article featured in EUROFISH Magazine 2 2020. Dña. Alicia Villauriz Iglesias, the Secretary General for Fisheries, has a long history at top levels of the administration of the Spanish agriculture, fisheries, and food sectors with experience both from within Spain and outside.

The Spanish fisheries sector is among the most highly advanced in the world with well-developed activities in capture, aquaculture, processing, and trade as well as a sophisticated research and development. capability.

The Spanish operational programme for fisheries and aquaculture envisages a three-fold increase in aquaculture activities by 2023 leading to higher production, but also increased employment and better protection of the environment. Andrés Hermida Trastoy, the General Secretary for Fisheries in the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment mentions here, among other points, some of the steps the ministry is taking to achieve this.