New ID guide aims to improve recording and stock assessment The Sea Fishers Protection Authority (SFPA) has launched a guide to help fishermen identify skate and ray species in Ireland. Sixteen species of skate and ray are regularly caught in…
Vessels across continent sound ‘distress call’ on Europe Day Irish vessels were among those sounding their horns last week as fishermen from across the EU came together in protest at plans to further restrict bottom fishing. The noisy – and…
Three extra Irish ports have been sanctioned for landings by Northern Irish-registered fishing vessels. Malin Head, Glengad and Bunagee in Co Donegal have all been approved by Ireland’s marine minister Charlie McConalogue, and will come under the remit of the…
There has been an angry reaction from Irish industry organisations to the latest Business of Seafood report from Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), which was released last month. The report concluded that while the volume of seafood produced by the Irish…
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) reports that the Irish seafood sector was worth €1.3bn last year. Despite a ‘volatile year’, a combination of higher prices, the reopening of restaurants after Covid-19 and an increase in seafood consumption in Ireland contributed to…
Final decommissioning figures released by BIM A total of 42 fishing vessels will be scrapped as part of the Irish government’s decommissioning scheme. The 42 vessels amount to a total capacity of over 6,700GT, which is 84% of the target…
Ireland’s minister for agriculture, food and the marine has visited the new deepwater quay development at Ros an Mhíl, Galway to mark the start of construction work, reports Paul Scott. Charlie McConalogue (pictured above) visited the state-owned Fishery Harbour Centre…
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) says that its UK and Ireland Market Report for 2022 demonstrates ‘continued progress’, reports Paul Scott. The report highlights the findings of the MSC’s latest consumer research, examines recent trends in certified product sales, and…
A new Irish government permit scheme giving non-EEA migrant fishers the same rights as EU crew members has been broadly welcomed, reports Lorna Siggins. Both the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation (IFPO) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) responded positively…
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) issued letters of offer to 57 Irish fishing vessels last week under the Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme, funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve with an increased total budget of €75m. The decommissioning scheme was a key…
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