Speaking to journalists at the end of a meeting between European Union (EU) countries' leaders and the fisheries department, in Brussels, the Secretary of State for Fisheries, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, said that the result of the negotiations was “quite positive ” for Portugal.

Specifically, Portugal will be able to fish “an additional 561 tons” of fish in 2025, bringing the total quota to 18,419 tons, which is equivalent to “a monetary increase of 2.8 million euros”.

Quotas have increased, for example, in fishing for North Atlantic swordfish, monkfish and rays, which provides more opportunities for fishermen, said the Secretary of State.

Among the negotiations, was something new, said the Portuguese official. More than three decades later, it will be possible to fish for cod in Canadian waters.

Until today “these fishing opportunities were closed,” he said.

Cod is the main victory for the Government, as Portugal can guarantee fishing of just over 6,300 tons, but in this number, there was a 26% decrease in the quota for fishing off the Svalbard archipelago, in Norway, to 992 tons.