Expo in Limerick Hailed a Huge Success Across the Industry
With over 2,200 people in attendance across the two-day event, the 2024 Irish Skipper Expo held in...
Marine Institute publishes Year in Review 2023
The Marine Institute has published its Year in Review 2023, a snapshot of some of the organisation’s many highlights during a busy and productive year. The 24-page publication presents key achievements across the Institute during the year, along with a selection of...
SFPA Issue New Guide Against Illegal Discarding of Fish
New guide to be distributed to all offshore vessel owners to maximise compliance with Landing Obligation The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) have launched a new guide to assist vessel masters in adhering to landing obligation requirements. A waterproof...
Excellent Berthing, Landing and Services at Scalloway Harbour
As long term supporters of the Skipper Expo in Aberdeen we look forward to the upcoming exhibition in early May 24, the venue at the P&J live facility provides an excellent opportunity for customers old and new to come along for a chat and see what Shetland Island...
Regional
Pollack Cut Causes Crisis for English Inshore Fleet
Calamity has struck some of the most sustainable fishing skippers in the south west of England with an announcement by the government slashing quota for pollack, one of the mainstays of the smaller scale fleet for 2024, effectively forcing some to consider having to...
Europe
Marine Institute publishes Year in Review 2023
The Marine Institute has published its Year in Review 2023, a snapshot of some of the organisation’s many highlights during a busy and productive year. The 24-page publication presents key achievements across the Institute during the year, along with a selection of...
International
SNP scraps Scottish MPAs Plan
Plans to introduce restrictive HPMAs in 10% of Scotland's seas have officially been cancelled. Scottish Government Minister Màiri McAllan announced her party will no longer pursue the plans to restrict fishing in some of Scotland’s fishing grounds. Ms McAllan said:...
Research
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...
Notices
Have your say on future offshore wind development locations
Government seeks views from fishing communities in South and South East to decide locations for future offshore wind developments The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications has recently launched a public information and engagement period seeking the...
Events
Seafield Navigation Launch New Lithium Powered Notus Sensors
Seafield Navigation is the UK distributor for FishingWin (formerly Sodena) chart plotters and Notus trawl monitoring systems. Highlighting the benefits of the new product, Seafield Navigation’s Managing Director, Fran West, say: “We are now offering new lithium...
Safety News
Irish Lights and BIM partner on Innovative Training Course for Local Lighthouse Authorities
The Commissioners of Irish Lights (Irish Lights) has announced the launch of an online, focused training course on the provision of marine aids to navigation which is designed specifically for Local Lighthouse Authorities in collaboration with Bord Iascaigh Mhara...
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