by Niall Duffy | Nov 22, 2021 | International, News
New online service helps fishermen navigate commercial fishing gear restrictions in UK waters The Kingfisher team at Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, have launched a new Fishing Restrictions mapping service fishermen. This free service...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 22, 2021 | Ireland, News
Cuan Beo, a community based coastal organisation working in South East Galway Bay, have published a major 1-year report ‘An Economic Assessment of the Marine Resources of the South-East Galway Bay Catchment’. This report, the first of its kind, notes the value...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 19, 2021 | Ireland, News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., visited Killybegs today to view the “Cold Ironing Project” in Killybegs Harbour. Cold ironing, a shipping term that first came into use when all ships had coal-fired engines, describes the...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 19, 2021 | International, News
Zamakona Yards and Fiskebas Fishing Co Ltd (Shetland, UK) have agreed the construction of a new 69,60 m Midwater Pelagic Trawler. The vessel will replace the present M/V ANTARCTIC II (LK145) built in 2004 and based in Lerwick. The new trawler will be built entirely at...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 18, 2021 | Ireland, News
Call out to the public to play a role in documenting fish species in Irish waters With World Fisheries Day (Nov 21st) this weekend, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), the sea-fisheries regulator, is asking the public and particularly those in the fishing...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 10, 2021 | International, News
The Scottish Government has published its response to the Scottish Nephrops Working Group report, which it commissioned to help the nephrops (langoustine) sector identify and deal with the challenges brought on from coronavirus and Brexit. The Scottish Government...
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