by Niall Duffy | Jan 21, 2021 | News, Regional
Government announces funding of up to £23 million to support businesses most adversely affected by the COVID pandemic and the challenges of adjusting to new export requirements. Seafood exporters across the UK will receive government funding of up to £23 million, to...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 15, 2021 | News, Regional
Letter from SFF chief executive to Prime Minister SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald has today written to the Prime Minister voicing the industry’s anger over the mounting financial losses faced by vessels on top of the “desperately poor” Brexit...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 14, 2021 | Ireland, News
Donegal priest Fr John Joe Duffy, C.C. calls for designation of more Irish Ports, a dedicated junior fisheries minister and reform of the Department of the Marine. Draft New regulations imposed by the Irish Department of Marine and the Government has...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 13, 2021 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
The Dept of the Marine has released a preliminary analysis of the transfer of quota shares from Ireland/EU to the UK under the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement. The new analysis estimates the total loss to Ireland’s fishermen at €43 Million which is a large...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
A group of Irish fishermen have withdrawn their threatened legal action against the Dept of the Marine over being excluded from a list of 140 Irish vessels authorised to fish in UK waters since 01/01/2021. The fishermen received confirmation this evening that their...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 8, 2021 | Europe, News
The 2020 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet projects that in 2020, the EU fleet remained profitable overall, despite the effects of COVID-19 on the fleet and fish markets. More sustainable fishing and lower fuel costs have helped to mitigate the...
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