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EU Tighten Screw With New Fisheries Control System Plan

EU Tighten Screw With New Fisheries Control System Plan

The Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on updated rules to help prevent overfishing. The revision of the fisheries control system modernises the way fishing activities are controlled to ensure that EU vessels and those fishing in...

€28m Loss To Pelagic Sector Must Be Addressed – IFPO

€28m Loss To Pelagic Sector Must Be Addressed – IFPO

The Irish Fish Producers Organisation has issued a call for urgent funding for the pelagic sector, to address the loss of €28m from Brexit’s impact.  IFPO chief executive, Aodh O Donnell criticised the failure to implement pelagic measures amounting to €29m. “It’s...

Faraway Seas – From Kinsale to The Gambia!

Faraway Seas – From Kinsale to The Gambia!

Programme 1 | Wednesday, 7 June 2023 @ 9.35p.m. | RTÉ One The RTE documentary series Faraway Fields - The Hardest Harvest returns to our screens this June with well known Kinsale Skipper Johnny Walsh experiencing the daily grind of a West African traditional fisherman...

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EU Tighten Screw With New Fisheries Control System Plan

EU Tighten Screw With New Fisheries Control System Plan

The Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on updated rules to help prevent overfishing. The revision of the fisheries control system modernises the way fishing activities are controlled to ensure that EU vessels and those fishing in...

International

Small-Scale Fishing Gets Its Day In Parliament

Small-Scale Fishing Gets Its Day In Parliament

This week the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote on a motion for a resolution on small-scale fisheries, with LIFE Platform, representing European small-scale fishermen, calling for a differentiated approach to small and large scale fisheries. LIFE Platform...

Research

Net Zero And The Needs Of The Fishing Fleet

Net Zero And The Needs Of The Fishing Fleet

Clean energy company SSE Renewables operates a number of existing wind farms across the UK and Ireland, with plans for significant expansion over the next decade including an Irish pipeline of up to 5GW. After extensive dialogue with the parts of the fishing industry...

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Job Vacancy – Assistant Secretary Maritime Policy

Job Vacancy – Assistant Secretary Maritime Policy

Ireland’s marine footprint extends to more than ten times its land mass and the marine sector plays a central role in Ireland’s economic and social development.  An opportunity now exists for a talented individual to play the lead role in designing and driving...

Safety News

Irish Skipper Expo

24 & 25 February 2023

Scottish Skipper Expo

12 & 13 May 2023

English Skipper Expo

to be confirmed