Popular Fair
Seafood Gastronomic Fair
12:00 - 16:00 HRS
Programme
From Tenerife - GMT+1 Timezone
Plaza La Libertad (Garachico)
Auditorio Hotel Taoro
Opening ceremony
Opening ceremony
09:30 - 09:45 HRS
The congress that brings together science, gastronomy and fishing.
Auditorio Hotel Taoro
Presentation
The Value of Marine Life
09:45 - 10:15 HRS
Carlos Duarte
Professor of Marine Sciences, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia
Auditorio Hotel Taoro
Presentation
The Portuguese soul of Nordic cuisine
10:15 - 10:45 HRS
Carlos de Medeiros
Chef at Bar Amour
(Oslo, Norway)
Auditorio Hotel Taoro
Presentation
The ‘platform’ where the future of the ocean is decided: fishing, aquaculture, energy, and nature
10:45 - 11:15 HRS
Lorella de la Cruz
Deputy Head of Unit- Blue Economy Sectors, Aquaculture and Maritime Spatial Planning European Commission, Belgium
Auditorio Hotel Taoro
Round table
Haute cuisine of the sea. Seafood restaurants and signature marine cuisine restaurants
11:15 - 11:45 HRS
Aitor Arregi
Chef at Elkano (Getaria, Gipuzkoa) & Rest. Cataria (Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz)
Berto Domínguez
Chef at Rest. D’Berto (O Grove, Pontevedra)
Pablo Sánchez
Chef at Los Marinos José (Fuengirola, Málaga)
Auditorio Hotel Taoro
Presentation
One dish, one story: Erika the Oyster
11:45 - 12:15 HRS
Alexandre Couillon
Chef at Marine & Végétale (Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, France)
Auditorio Hotel Taoro
Round table
Sardine, Mackerel, and Jack Mackerel: The Humble Luxury of the Sea
12:15 - 12:45 HRS
Josean Alija
Chef at Nerua (Bilbao, Spain)
Javier Olleros
Chef at Restaurante Culler de Pau (O Grove, Pontevedra, Spain)
Iván Domíguez
Chef at Nado (A Coruña, Spain)
Erlantz Gorostiza
Chef at M.B The Ritz-Carlton Abama (Tenerife, Spain)
Auditorio Hotel Taoro
Presentation
The Power of the Five Rings: Giving Back the Olympic Gold to the Sea
12:45 - 13:15 HRS
Theresa Zabell
Founder and President of Ecomar. Two-time Olympic champion
Bodegas Monje
Presentation
Sardine Preserves Tasting: Vintages & Seasonings
14:00 - 14:30 HRS
Rogelio Enríquez
President of the Madrid Academy of Gastronomy
Bodegas Monje
Is there a future for small-scale fishing? What would we lose without small-scale fishing?
16:00 - 16:30 HRS
Roberto Rodríguez Prieto
Manager of Artesáns da Pesca (A Coruña, Spain)
Sebastián Martín Sánchez
Biologist and Owner of Chichín Puerto Restaurant, (Caleta de Vélez, Málaga)
Manuel Díaz
Chief Captain of the Fishermen’s Guild of Los Cristianos (Tenerife, Spain)
Bodegas Monje
Presentation
Tribute
16:30 - 17:15 HRS
Alvaro Herrero “Mekan,” named World’s Best Underwater Photographer 2025, pays tribute to Sergio Hanquet by exploring the passion, technique, and creativity that make underwater photography a unique way to connect with the ocean
Casa de Piedra (Garachico)
Presentation
Feeding the world: tradition and the future of a sea of infinite possibilities
10:00 - 10:30 HRS
Ana Fuentes
Researcher at the Universitat Politècnica de València
Casa de Piedra (Garachico)
Presentation
Who really feeds the world? A review of fish farming in the Mediterranean
10:30 - 11:00 HRS
Patti Schaefer
Executive Director Rauch Foundation (United States)
Ann Golob
Research Consultant Rauch Foundation (United States)
Casa de Piedra (Garachico)
Round table
New Horizons in Seafood Cuisine
11:00 - 11:30 HRS
Pablo Vicari
Chef at Elkano (Getaria, Gipuzkoa) & Rest. Cataria (Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz)
Gil Fernandes
Chef at Fortaleza do Guincho (Cascais, Portugal)
Benito Gómez
Chef at Bardal (Ronda, Málaga)
Diego Schattenhofer
Chef at Taste 1973 (Arona, Tenerife, Spain)
Casa de Piedra (Garachico)
Presentation
Seagrass beds as natural capital
11:30 - 12:00 HRS
Núria Marbà
Research Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Casa de Piedra (Garachico)
Presentation
From the ocean to the economy
12:00 - 12:30 HRS
Sandra Damijan
Economist and Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Casa de Piedra (Garachico)
Presentation
Guardians of the Sea: The Impact of Marine Reserves on Conservation and Fishing in Tenerife
12:30 - 13:00 HRS
Alberto Brito Hernández
Doctor of Biology and Professor of Marine Biology
Casa de Piedra (Garachico)
Presentation
What does the Adriatic Sea taste like?
13:00 - 13:30 HRS
Jacopo Ticchi
Rest. Da Lucio (Rimini, Italia)
Hotel Taoro
Presentation
Ecosystems that provide sustenance: Portugal and Africa as examples of natural capital
10:00 - 10:30 HRS
Ester Serrão
Professor at the University of Algarve and coordinator of the BEE team (Biogeography, Ecology and Evolution) at CCMAR – Centre for Marine Sciences
Hotel Taoro
Presentation
The risk of ciguatera in the Canary Islands
10:30 - 11:00 HRS
Ana Gago-Martínez
Professor and Researcher in the Department of Analytical and Food Chemistry at the University of Vigo; President of the European Section of AOAC International
Hotel Taoro
Presentation
Mountains and the Sea: The Great Dialogue of the Product
11:00 - 11:30 HRS
Miguel Barrera
Chef at Cal Paradís (La Vall d'Alba, Castellón)
Alberto González Margallo
Chef at San Sebastián 57 (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)
Hotel Taoro
Presentation
The Great Blue Treasure of the Canary Islands
11:30 - 12:00 HRS
Santiago Hernández León
Institute of Oceanography and Global Change (IOCAG) at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Hotel Taoro
Presentation
Making gastronomy a voice for the fishing industry
12:00 - 12:30 HRS
Eduardo Guardiola
CEO of Grupo El Amarre, Sevilla (Spain)
Hotel Taoro
Presentation
How to Reconnect Consumers with Seafood
12:30 - 13:00 HRS
María Luisa Álvarez Blanco
General Director of the National Federation of Provincial Associations of Fish Retailers of Spain – (FEDEPESCA)
Hotel Taoro
Closing
Closing Ceremony
13:00 - 13:30 HRS
Closing of the eighth edition of Encuentro de los Mares.
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