A very rare cold-water-loving leopard fish has been landed by a Donegal vessel, reports Lorna Siggins. The leopard fish, also known as the spotted wolfish (Anarhichas minor), swims in deep water across parts of the Arctic Ocean and the North…
In 1977, the late Donegal fisherman Eddie ‘Beag’ Gillespie towed his boat Cara na Mara ashore because she needed two planks replaced. Forty-three years later, she is still on Magheraclogher beach near Bunbeg – and the community is raising the…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Bid to ditch FQAs – Gove pledges support for Scottish industry – Iceland stakes claim to Rockall waters – Stock assessments central to scallop fishery management – Plans for Donegal sea…
From consultation with the Coast Guard, An Garda Síochana, RNLI, and representation of fishermen, it has been decided to organise a co-ordinated sea search from Achill Island (Mayo) to Aranmore Island (Donegal) for missing crew members of rescue helicopter 116…
