Ireland News
UK: Dogger Bank scallop closure extended
Scallop fishing in the North Sea around Dogger Bank will be suspended for a further three weeks until 23:59 on 29 August following preliminary analysis of the state of the shellfish stock. Since the initial four-week closure was brought in on 12 July, sampling by...
‘Calm before the storm’ for UK fleet: Economic estimates 2019
Providing a picture of how the fleet was positioned just before the global pandemic hit, the first economic performance estimates for the UK fishing fleet in 2019 have been published today by Seafish. Based on preliminary landings data for 2019 world and the results...
Marine Notice 35 of 2020: Updated Brexit Readiness Notices
While the United Kingdom exited the European Union on 1 February 2020, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement agreed between the EU and the UK, EU law continues to apply in and to the UK for a transition period ending on 31 December 2020. The UK has since,...
Skerries & Clogherhead RNLI respond to report of vessel on fire
Skerries RNLI and Clogherhead RNLI were tasked on Wednesday night, August 5, following a 999 call to Dublin Coast Guard reporting a possible fire on board a fishing vessel off Laytown beach. Shortly before 11 pm, the volunteer crew from Skerries launched the Atlantic...
Thinking Ireland’s Marine Planning Framework through a COVID-19 lens
by Dr Ruth Brennan, Trinity Centre for Environmental Humanities, School of Histories and Humanities, TCD During these unprecedented times, we are being forced to reflect on the values that are needed to underpin the kind of society we want to live in, and the...
NWWAC: Landing Obligation Monitoring, Control and Enforcement
Early in July, the North Western Waters Advisory Council (NWWAC) hosted a virtual workshop on monitoring, control and enforcement of the Landing Obligation in collaboration with the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and the North Western Waters Member States’...
First fish landed at new state-of-the-art Lerwick fish market
by Hans Marter, Shetland News AS THE first fish was landed at Lerwick’s new fish market this morning (Wednesday, August 5), an industry leader hailed the new market at Mair’s Quay as a “tangible sign” of where the sector is heading after Brexit. Local trawler Sedulous...
Marine Notice 33 of 2020: Geotechnical Site Survey in the Irish Sea
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that a geotechnical survey will be undertaken in the Irish Sea (off the Wicklow coast) to provide site investigation information to facilitate the development of the Arklow Bank Wind Park. Weather...
Smell of the sea may steer seabirds to their food
Researchers in Ireland have shed some light on how a wide-ranging seabird tracks its prey. They showed how the species known as the Manx Shearwater searches for food in areas of ocean packed with plankton. These microscopic organisms give off a smell the seabirds can...
Supreme Court rules in favour of fishermen in Porcupine case
The Supreme Court today, July 31st, handed down their eagerly awaited decision pertaining to the methodology adopted by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) in relation to the Porcupine Bank, ruling in favour of an application by two fishermen to have the...
Minister Naughton Launches Safety on the Water website
Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD yesterday (July 31st) launched the newly updated Safety on the Water website: www.safetyonthewater.gov.ie Speaking at an event hosted by RNLI Galway to formally launch the new initiative—a...
Oceans of Learning celebrates our sea with success
Over the past 10 weeks, the Marine Institute and partners have been celebrating our seas through our Oceans of Learning series, by offering news, online activities and resources on a range of marine topics. More than 130 resources are now available on the Marine...
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