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…
Seven offshore wind farms have been issued with maritime area consents (MACs) by Irish environment minister Eamon Ryan, reports Lorna Siggins. The seven projects include six Irish Sea projects that will have an impact on fishing activity, along with Skerd…
A statement from the Irish Department of Justice has set out the next steps in the transition to a new visa system for non-EEA crew working on Irish vessels, following the closure of the widely criticised Atypical Working Scheme (AWS)…
A second round of Man Overboard Awareness training courses will take place for Northern Irish fishermen later this month, reports Paul Scott. The free course, funded by the Trinity House Maritime Charity, is part of the work by the Fishing…
Ireland’s Department of Transport has launched a consultation on a review of the current Fishing Vessels Regulations for fishermen on vessels over 15m, reports Paul Scott. The department is conducting a review of the Fishing Vessels (Certification of Deck Officers…
Morale in the Irish fishing industry is at an all-time low due to rocketing fuel costs, shrinking quotas and the lingering legacy of Brexit, an Irish parliamentary committee was told last week. Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) chief executive Seán O’Donoghue…
The first Northern Ireland CHART bluefin tuna has been caught and tagged between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island. The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and DAERA launched the NI CHART (Catch And Release Tuna) programme in September, looking at the feasibility…
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has chartered an aircraft for monitoring and surveillance over Irish waters, reports Lorna Siggins. The aircraft, and a European Maritime Safety Agency drone, represent a new departure in air-sea fisheries control and inspection, EFCA…
Ireland’s marine department has confirmed that EU funds to compensate for the impact of Brexit on the fishing industry must be spent by the end of next year, reports Lorna Siggins. There is no flexibility with this, it confirmed –…
