The Project
FIP BLUES is a Fishing Improvement Project for the Swordfish and Blue Shark Fisheries promoted by 4 producer organizations and 14 companies, these latter constitute the National Association of Commercializing Companies and Transformers of Highly Migratory Species.
FISHERY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
(90% catches of the EU fleet)
BUSINESS
(80% of the EU supply chain)
SHIPS
(95% of the EU in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean)
PROJECT PROMOTERS
FISHERY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIALIZING COMPANIES AND TRANSFORMERS OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
FIP BLUES Includes the development of improvement projects for the stocks of 6 fisheries:
North Atlantic Swordfish and Blue Shark EU Longline
South Atlantic Swordfish and Blue shark EU Longline
Eastern Pacific Swordfish EU Longline
Western Pacific Swordfish EU Longline
Pacific Blue shark EU Longline
Indian Ocean Swordfish and Blue shark EU Longline
FIP BLUES NEWS
SUSTAIN HOOK: participation of FIP Blues and presentation of the Swordfish and blue shark culinary corpus at the Spain Gastronomy Conference 2025.S
This event was born with the mission to redefine gastronomy in a global context where food is no longer just a matter of pleasure, but a key factor in health, sustainability, culture and economy. In this sense, on 28 March from 12:00 to 13:00h, representatives of FIP...
FIP BLUES, WE CONTINUE OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FISHING.
To achieve its objectives, FIP BLUES carries out actions such as training fishermen and workers in the sector, creating good practice guides, and collaborating with research and management bodies to assess and monitor fishery resources. It also works to inform...
Progress at the 24th Special Meeting of ICCAT: New Measures for the Spanish Longline Fleet.Avanc
Progress at the 24th Special Meeting of ICCAT: New Measures for the Spanish Longline Fleet. During this session, important measures involving the Spanish surface longline fleet, one of the most important in Europe in terms of swordfish and blue shark catches, were...
FIP BLUES, an initiative committed to sustainable fishing
FIP BLUES is a fishery improvement project, an initiative committed to the sustainability of fisheries, focusing on responsible practices to ensure the conservation of species such as swordfish and blue sharks.
Presentation of the Swordfish and Blue Shark Culinary Corpus Culinario in Vigo
The organizations of surface longline producers, OPP-7 Burela, OPROMAR, ORPAGU and OPNAPA present the Corpus Culinario del Pez Espada and the Corpus Culinario de la Tintorera; two books that cover the gastronomic culture in its complete chain, gathering the...
FIP Blues meets with the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge
In November 2022 and within the framework of the Plenary of the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, the inclusion of Tintorera (Prionace glauca) in Appendix II of the aforementioned Convention was approved, which implies, as of 25 November of this...
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