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Portuguese shipowners join the European association Europêche

by AI | 27.Jan 2026 | Europe in brief AI

The European organization of fishing companies wants to ensure that the concerns of the Portuguese fleet “are effectively represented in the European Union’s fisheries policies

(Photo: FRANÇOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP)

LISBON – The Association of Industrial Fishing Vessel Owners (ADAPI) has joined Europêche, which brings together the fishing company organizations of the European Union (EU), it was announced today.
“The accession of ADAPI further strengthens the broad, inclusive and geographically balanced representation of fishing companies throughout the European Union, ensuring that the interests of the Portuguese fishing fleet are effectively represented in the formulation of European policies,” Europêche announced in a statement.
ADAPI represents 52 active coastal trawlers along the Portuguese and Spanish coasts and seven long-distance vessels that operate in international waters.
Quoted in the same note, the president of ADAPI, Miguel Cunha, argued that it is essential for the fishing fleet to be “fully involved in key decisions” at a time of geopolitical instability and economic uncertainty.
For his part, the president of Europêche, Javier Garat, assured that the association will work in close cooperation with ADAPI in order to ensure that the concerns of the Portuguese fleet “are effectively represented in the European Union’s fisheries policies”.