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DGRM Activates the 1 June Live-Bivalve Movement-Record Regime Across Continental Portugal — Estabelecimento Conexo Pass-Through Routes the Tejo Amêijoa-Japonesa Trail and Hooks the Six DGAV Criteria

DGRM Activates the 1 June Live-Bivalve Movement-Record Regime Across Continental Portugal — Estabelecimento Conexo Pass-Through Routes the Tejo Amêijoa-Japonesa Trail and Hooks the Six DGAV Criteria

From 1 June 2026, every harvester of live bivalves must record movement on a DGRM paper document, with mandatory pass-through at a DGAV-licensed estabelecimento conexo. The regime extends the Tejo amêijoa-japonesa response to all continental bivalves under six DGAV criteria.
The Portugal Brief
Portugal's Sardine Campaign Reopens 4 May 2026 After Five-Month Closure — Diário da República's 22 April Despacho Locks a 33,446-Tonne National Quota and Per-Vessel Daily Caps Through the 1 June Step-Up

Portugal's Sardine Campaign Reopens 4 May 2026 After Five-Month Closure — Diário da República's 22 April Despacho Locks a 33,446-Tonne National Quota and Per-Vessel Daily Caps Through the 1 June Step-Up

Portugal's sardine fishery reopened at midnight on Monday, 4 May 2026 after a 152-day closure. A Diário da República despacho dated 22 April sets a 33,446-tonne national quota — 960 tonnes below the 2025 ceiling — and locks per-vessel daily caps for the May campaign with a small step-up from 1 June.
The Portugal Brief