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Inshore fishermen call for an end to ‘decades of failure’ on seal issue
Inshore fishing representatives have called on the next government to end decades of neglect with respect the issue of seal-fishery interactions – an issue now reaching a crescendo with reports in the national media of fishermen saying they will take matters into their own hands if no action is taken by the State on the implementation of a seal management plan. The call comes following protests...
Energia applies for foreshore licence for the South Irish Sea
Preliminary surveys to determine the feasibility of locating an offshore wind farm off the Co. Wexford & South Wicklow coastline Energy group, Energia have applied to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG) for an investigative foreshore...
Marine Notice No.08 of 2020: North and NW Monk and Megs Survey
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that the third leg of the annual Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (IAMS2020) will be carried out from 11th April to 20th April 2020 to the north and northwest coast of Ireland by the Marine Institute in...
Sector calls for urgent discussions on UK’s post-Brexit immigration plans
Two of Scotland's largest seafood organisations, representing both the caught and farmed sectors, united today (February 19) to call for urgent discussions with UK Government ministers amid concerns about the impact the government's post-Brexit immigration plans would...
Explorers Education Programme is loving the ocean on Valentine’s Day
Global Action Plan Ireland and the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat club, share their love for the ocean on Valentine’s Day with local primary schools in Ballymun and Dun Laoghaire, Dublin as part of the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education pilot outreach...
Regional
Sector calls for urgent discussions on UK’s post-Brexit immigration plans
Two of Scotland's largest seafood organisations, representing both the caught and farmed sectors, united today (February 19) to call for urgent discussions with UK Government ministers amid concerns about the impact the government's post-Brexit immigration plans would...
Europe
EU’s draft negotiating blueprint for Brexit talks offers hope, says KFO
The Killybegs Fisheries Organisation (KFO) has welcomed today’s EU's draft negotiating blueprint for Brexit trade talks stating that insofar as fisheries is concerned, it offers tangible hope to the Irish industry and provides a timely boost after a bruising,...
International
Concerns raised over approach to assessing sustainability of stocks
Serious doubts have been raised about the manner in which the sustainability of fish stocks is assessed. Arbitrary targets for maximum sustainable yield (MSY) are a “political commitment rather than a biological or management necessity”, according to an expert paper...
Research
Explorers Education Programme is loving the ocean on Valentine’s Day
Global Action Plan Ireland and the Irish National Sailing & Powerboat club, share their love for the ocean on Valentine’s Day with local primary schools in Ballymun and Dun Laoghaire, Dublin as part of the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education pilot outreach...
Notices
Marine Notice No.08 of 2020: North and NW Monk and Megs Survey
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that the third leg of the annual Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey (IAMS2020) will be carried out from 11th April to 20th April 2020 to the north and northwest coast of Ireland by the Marine Institute in...
Events
Great raffle to win a Selva Guppy outboard motor
In recognition of the hard work that Limerick Marine Search & Rescue Service do to support the local coastal community, Selva Dealers Marine Motors (Cork City) and DT Marine (West Cork) will run a raffle for the duration of the Irish Skipper Expo 2020 to win a new...
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