The subdelegate of the Government in Pontevedra, Abel Losada, presided over the closing of the training course aimed at future observers and scientific-fishing observers that took place this week on the vessel Intermares, of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, together with the commander of the vessel, the corvette captain, Pablo Ortega. The event was also attended by the head of the Agriculture and Fisheries area of the Government Subdelegation, Javier Seoane, and the director of the course, Julio Valeiras.
No seminar participated 33 students from the university degrees of Marine Sciences and Biology, as well as students from the #master of Marine Biology of the universities of Vigo, Santiago and A Coruña. The training was carried out by the teaching staff of the General Secretariat of Fisheries and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography.
No act, the subdelegate stressed the importance of this initiative, which seeks to offer complete and advanced training to future marine observers and observers. “A fundamental figure in the study of the oceans and their biodiversity,” said the deputy delegate, who also valued his “work in order to guarantee such an important economic activity as fishing in the context of environmental sustainability.”
Abel Losada also highlighted the extreme conditions in which observers and observers carry out “a very tough psychic and physical work, becoming an indispensable part of the fishing chain.”
The ship Intermares, a floating university
The fishing cooperation and training vessel Intermares is a true floating university. The ship, which houses various workshop rooms, meeting rooms and laboratories, has a state-of-the-art design and technological equipment. From 1 to 5 July a boat was highlighted in the port of Vigo.
Since 2018, after the signing of an agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Ministry of Defense, the vessel is used in coordination between both for training purposes and is based in Ferrol.