A taste of Portugal
THROUGHOUT the four days of the event, the Ministry of the Sea stand in the conference exhibition area enabled visitors to get to know the various entities and services working for the future of aquaculture in Portugal and Madeira.
Represented at AE2021 were:
Directorate General for Maritime Policy/ Mar 2020 operational programme, regarding funding opportunities;
Directorate General of Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services, on the licensing rules
Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, promoting research projects; and
Docapesca, covering trade and marketing.
The Ministry of the Sea also promoted a food tasting, serving gilthead sea bream, European sea bass and meagre, all products from Madeira’s aquaculture sector.
Attendees also had a chance to sample Madeira’s famous fortified wine!