by Bríd Boyle | Jul 27, 2021 | International, News
The international fishing industry is set to welcome a new product on the market that will bring an end to both the financial and environmental impacts for fishermen who lose their pots, gill nets and even trawls. As well as the major financial loss for a skipper to...
by Bríd Boyle | Jun 19, 2021 | International
With more than a year of pandemic restrictions this September’s Icefish will provide exhibitors with the long overdue facility for multiple face to face business meetings in one place. European and Global Vaccination programmes are progressing well, with planned...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 12, 2021 | Featured Article, International, News
Following the conclusion of annual negotiations with the UK and the EU, the MMO provides an update on proposed changes to Celtic Sea Conservation measures. New measures for all demersal otter trawls and seines in the Celtic Sea mixed fisheries are to be introduced...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 11, 2021 | International, News
Agreement covers catch limits for 70 shared fish stocks worth approximately £333m in fishing opportunities to the UK fleet. The UK has now concluded annual fisheries negotiations with the EU, providing certainty for the fishing industry on catch limits for the...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 10, 2021 | International, News
WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies are now entering the final stage. After two decades of dialogue, trade ministers from 164 countries are resolved to secure an agreement ahead of the ministerial conference of 15 July this year. The European fishing industry...
by Bríd Boyle | Apr 28, 2021 | International
There was a time when it was relatively easy to become a small boat fisherman in Iceland. You only had to acquire a boat and start fishing. That is not so simple anymore. Now it requires a major investment because of the sky-high prices of fishing quotas. ...
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