by Lia ní Aodha | Dec 12, 2019 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
The Irish South and West Fish Producer’s Organisation (IS&WFPO) have released a statement prior to next week’s Council meeting in Brussels, December 16-17, highlighting the potential policy-made challenges ahead for the sector. The IS&WFPO states: “The ICES...
by Lia ní Aodha | Dec 9, 2019 | Featured Article, News
The European Association of Fish Producer Organisations (EAPO) has called on EU member state Ministers to decide on TACS and quotas for 2020 taking a balanced approach to both the environmental and socio-economic objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). In...
by Lia ní Aodha | Nov 29, 2019 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., yesterday hosted the 19th meeting of the National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF) at Agriculture House, Dublin. The Inshore Fisheries Forums, established in 2014, are currently going through a...
by Lia ní Aodha | Oct 29, 2019 | Featured Article, News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD, welcomed the increase in trawlers and other fishing boats now signed up to Ireland’s Clean Oceans Initiative. The Clean Oceans Initiative involves fishermen storing and returning to land marine...
by Lia ní Aodha | Oct 25, 2019 | Europe, Featured Article
Ahead of the 16-17 December Council meeting on Fisheries, the Commission has adopted its proposal for fishing opportunities in 2020 for 72 stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea: for 32 stocks the fishing quota is either increased or remains the same; for 40 stocks...
by Lia ní Aodha | Oct 17, 2019 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Irish pelagic fishermen have been given a timely and welcome boost with negotiations around next year’s mackerel catch providing for a 41% increase in quota for 2020. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD today confirmed the outcome of the...
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