The Minister of the Sea and the Secretary of State for Fisheries accompanied by the Mayor of Sesimbra, Captain of the Port of Sesimbra, Board of Directors of Docapesca, Deputy Directors-General of DGRM and representatives of the Sector, were yesterday at the end of the day, in the Port of Sesimbra, to mark the opening of the sardine fishery (00:00 hours of today, May 17) watching the departure of the purse seine vessels to work.