SÃO MATEUS, Portugal — Winter forced Emanuel Alves to remove his boat from the water at the port of São Mateus in the Azores, the Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean. The 64-year-old ...

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Rod fishing has a long tradition in the Azores. It is the only method of tuna fishing permitted on the Atlantic islands - and the most sustainable. A counterpoint to industrial fishing and "floating ...

Tuna fisherman in the Azores are only allowed to use a pole and fishing line. Now, new quotas may spell the end of their industry altogether. The fishermen's workday starts in the early hours. "We ...

The Azores, an autonomous Portuguese archipelago, has approved legislation to create the largest marine protected area network in the North Atlantic Ocean. Spread across 287,000 square kilometers ...

Traditional pole-and-line tuna fishing in Portugal's Azores archipelago faces significant challenges following a new bigeye tuna moratorium and price drops, reports Deutsche Welle. Operators of the ...

If fishing for marlin and bigeye tuna without making long boat rides to offshore depths sounds good to you, then the Azores has just what you want. From the modern Hotel Acores Atlantico in Ponto ...

A law establishing the Azores Marine Protected Areas Network was approved in October 2024 and took effect recently, on Jan. 1 this year. The network now safeguards 30% of Azorean waters, 287,000 ...