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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...
The surface longline fleet presents its FIP BLUES sustainability project at the European Parliament
The FIP BLUES fishing improvement project starts in 2019 with the aim of improving the environmental sustainability of the surface longline fishery. Made up of the Burela Fishing Producers Organisation (OPP BURELA), the Organisation of Longliners (ORPAGU), the...
FIP BLUES WELCOMES THE “BBNJ AGREEMENT”
On 5 March 2023, the United Nations (UN) approved an agreement of international importance to protect biodiversity in waters beyond national jurisdiction, the so-called "BBNJ" (Biodiversity of areas Beyond National Jurisdiction). The overall objective is to protect...