Fishing
The fuel crisis has hit the fishing sector. The first boats stopped in Ondarroa
The increase in diesel prices has forced part of the high-altitude fleet to remain in port, while the sector is demanding additional support to ensure its viability.
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Basque Country has confirmed the suspension of the angula fishing campaign
In November last year, the angle campaign planned for 2025-2026 was suspended in the CSC after reports from the Basque Government confirmed the critical state of the species.
The first anchovy of the season begins to reach the Basque ports
The first anchovy has entered the Basque ports the day after the opening of the coast. For example, 20 tons of anchovy have entered the port of Getaria.
Galician shellfish gatherers are worried that the rains are causing shellfish to appear dead
The increase in the price of cockles by 30% is due to successive storms. The Galician shellfish gatherers are concerned about the storm season, especially as the constant rains reduce the salinity of the rias, resulting in 70% of the deaths of cockles.
Basque Government: "The latest reports on the state of the angle oblige us to make this decision"
Leandro Azkue, Vice-Minister for Fisheries, Ports and Coasts of the Basque Government, has stressed the need to update the management plan because "the current plan has not yielded the expected results".
Anglers: "It's not just fishing that kills the angle."
Unai Eizagirre, president of the Basque Angulero Association, believes that behind angled fishing is a profession that "must be preserved" and says that the ban "will not save the species".
The Basque Anguleros Association will go to court to go fishing
The fishermen of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa have made a bittersweet assessment of the fishing quotas set by the EU
The Basque Government is seeking measures to alleviate the losses of the reduction of verdel fishing
It will convene meetings to analyse the economic impact of the new quotas and to consider measures to mitigate losses. In addition, theEuropeanUnionprovides for restrictions for other species .
The EU has reduced verdel fishing by 73% for the first six months of 2026
As far as anchovy is concerned, good news for Basque fishermen,sincethe maximum limit of (catches of 29,700 tonnes)has been authorised.
Bream, rape, seafood... How shaken will the Christmas menu be for our pocket?
Christmas is knocking on the door and MercabIlbao is a key node for food distribution. Retailers go there to buy products and then sell them in their stores. Throughout this morning we have seen them constantly looking around and buying products.
The proposal to reduce the verdel quota by 70% has caused anger in the EU Fisheries Council
The Basque Government is concerned about the Brussels proposal and warns that it would 'jeopardise' the 'profitability' of inshore fishing.
Young anchovies abound in the Gulf of Bizkaia and double the historical average
The abundance estimated this year by the Juvena campaign, which has covered an area of 38,160 square miles of sea, confirms the excellent survival of young specimens born in spring, and shows that there have been very favourable oceanographic and productive conditions for the development of larval and juvenile stages.
A tuna boat from Bermeo has faced an attempted pirate attack in the Indian Ocean
The Intertuna Tres, based in Bermeo, has had an attempt to board about 900 kilometres off the coast of Somalia, with no injuries or material damage.
They celebrate in Canada the launch of the 'San Juan'
The launch of the San Juan boat in Red Bay, Canada, has been celebrated with applause. The citizens have gathered to follow the live broadcast of the launch, which was found in the waters of this fishing town in 1976.
The whaler San Juan is in Pasaia Bay ready to make history
They haven't finished all the work yet, because there are still masts, fabrics, and other details. The idea is to head for Canadian waters by 2027, as the Basque crew did at the time.
News: the launch of the San Juan whaler, the situation of the Basque Country's anglers and the control session in the Basque Parliament
A summary, in two words, of what will be news in the Present today.
San Juan baleontzia uretaratuko dute ostiral honetan Pasaian, kroskoa eraikitzeko lanak amaituta
Duela hamarkada bat baino gehiago hasitako proiektua, XVI. mendean Kanadan hondoratutako euskal baleontziaren erreplika fidela da. Jarraitu zuzenean, 15.30etik aurrera, uretaratzea orain.eus-en.
The Basque brotherhoods have created the Basque Seafood Brotherhood to modernize inshore fishing
The Federations of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, together with the Hazilur Public Society, have formed in Ondarroa the Cofradía Basque Seafood S.A. Among the main innovations, the company will develop a new line of products of the fourth and fifth range based on the production of sliced, packaged and ready to cook fish.
Angle fishing suspended in the Basque Country
The decision was based on two reports and a resolution by the Ombudsman following the fishing of 198,44 kilograms of angles in the Basque Country during the previous campaign.