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Tenerife will meet 3 al 6 May science, gastronomy and fishing in the Meeting of the Seas forum, that places the ocean as the axis of the future
Tenerife will once again look at the sea with international ambition. The island will host 3 al 6 of May he VIII Meeting of the Seas, a prestigious forum that unites science, gastronomy, fishing and culture to reclaim the ocean as a global strategic asset. Under the motto “Capital Natural Azul”, This edition will be held for the first time in the north of the island and will focus on the need to place the sea at the center of public debate.
The meeting, promoted by the Tenerife Council through Tourism of Tenerife and your brand Tenerife Awakens Emotions, will bring together scientists, chefs, fishermen, producers and institutions around a common idea: the ocean can no longer be understood only as a landscape or pantry, but as a living heritage, fragile and decisive for the present and the future.
One of the highlights of this edition will be the delivery of the Sartún Award 2026 a Theresa Zabell, double Olympic champion and reference figure in the defense of the marine environment. Beyond his sporting career, Zabell has developed intense environmental awareness work through the Ecomar Foundation, focused on education, sustainability and respect for the coastal environment among the youngest.
The congress will once again bring together voices of international weight. Among the participants are the professor of Marine Sciences Carlos Duarte, scientific director of the meeting; Lorella de la Cruz, European responsible for fisheries policy at the European Commission; and prestigious chefs like the French Alexandre Couillon, the Galician Javier Olleros y Blazing Holly, Basque chef based in Tenerife. The full program will be revealed in the coming days and will feature speakers from ten countries.
Throughout its different editions, Meeting of the Seas has established itself as a unique space for dialogue between disciplines that rarely coincide on the same stage.. In Tenerife science will intersect again, sustainability, culture and cuisine to address key issues such as marine biodiversity, responsible fishing, food innovation, the conservation of ecosystems and the relationship of society with seafood.
The edition of 2026 It will also have a marked scientific weight and an in-depth look at the fishing sector.. The value of marine life will be debated, the fisheries strategy of the European Union, underwater meadows as natural capital, the connection between ocean, economy and food, or the role of different marine ecosystems as a source of wealth and food. It will also be analyzed how gastronomy can act as a speaker for the fishing world..
The kitchen, as usual, will take center stage. The program will address haute cuisine from the sea, signature seafood restaurants and seafood restaurants, the new horizons of seafood cuisine and the dialogue between sea and mountains as one of the great contemporary stories of the product. There will also be specific sessions dedicated to sardines, symbol of congress through the figure of the Sartun, from a culinary perspective, fishing and nutritional.
Fishing will be another of the main axes of the forum. The congress will raise fundamental questions about the future of the artisanal fisherman, the role of fish farming in the food supply and the need to reconnect the consumer with fish. The objective is to analyze not only the productive challenges of the sector, but also its social value, economic and cultural.
Tenerife will also have a special role in the program. The impact of the marine reserves in the island fishing, the blue heritage of the Canary Islands and an especially sensitive issue for the Archipelago such as ciguatera, food poisoning caused by fish with ciguatoxins. He will intervene on this matter Ana Gago-Martínez, one of the leading European experts on marine biotoxins.
The meeting will start on domingo 3 of May with a Popular Gastronomic Day in the Garachico Freedom Square, where the public can enjoy tastings of marine cuisine at popular prices. It will be the open prelude to a congress that once again sends a clear message: Protecting the ocean is no longer just an environmental issue, but also economic, cultural, food and future.
