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McConalogue announces details of Brexit Tie-up Scheme for fishing fleet
McConalogue announces details of Brexit Tie-up Scheme for fishing fleet Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the launch of a Brexit Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme. The scheme will help mitigate the impacts of quota cuts on...
Spanish vessel begins Porcupine survey to assess fisheries resources on the west coast of Ireland
The oceanographic vessel Vizconde de Eza, from the General Secretariat for Fisheries, departs today from the port of Vigo heading for waters off the west coast of Ireland, where it will carry out the Porcupine 2021 campaign, which aims to assess the demersal resources...
Calls for immediate EU action against Norway and Faroe Islands to stop their overfishing of the mackerel stock
The EU fishing industry is calling for immediate EU action to stop Norway and Faroe Islands in their massive overfishing of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel stock. We reiterate our call on the EU Commission and Council to act swiftly and decisively on this reckless and...
VMS trackers for England’s under-12m fishing vessels takes a step forward
Suppliers have been invited to submit their products and technologies for assessment so fishermen will have a range of I-VMS devices to choose from before it becomes a legal requirement for them to carry a functioning monitoring unit onboard. To support fishermen in...
Angel Shark Appeal
The Angels of Ireland need your help! The Angel Shark is a species by many names, Monkfish, Fiddle-fish, Devilfish, Banjofish, Iasc Brathair and even Bafoon! Our native Angel Shark (Squatina squatina) is a flattened ground dwelling shark that catches its prey of small...
Call for skippers to download and use a free hazard alert app
More than 70,000 hazard alerts have been issued by the Kingfisher Bulletin website and app in its first year Skippers are being urged to download and use an app designed to alert them to hazards at sea and offshore activities. The Kingfisher Bulletin...
Scotland’s Fishing Fleet Urged To Go Green
Environmental groups are calling on the Scottish fishing industry to take urgent steps to decarbonise the sector. They say they have calculated that the UK fleet emits the same carbon dioxide as 110,000 homes every year. A new report says fishing practices need to...
SeaQuest Systems Secure Order For New Christina S
SeaQuest Systems have been awarded the contract to deliver the complete deck machinery package for recently signed Christina S at Karstensens Skibsvaerft, Denmark This will be the second complete package supplied to Karstensens, based on the success of the...
South West Crayfish Management Public Consultation Launched
A public consultation is now underway in respect of the future management of the crayfish fishery to protect critically endangered species. The purpose of this consultation is to seek the views of those with an interest in the future of the crayfish fishery off the...
No evidence for alleged ‘benefits’ of Scottish three-mile limit
There is no evidence that a three-mile limit around Scotland’s coastline banning fishing vessels with mobile gear would improve sustainability or raise earnings in the creel fleet. That is the conclusion of a new Scottish Fishermen’s Federation paper, SFF The 3 Mile...
Three Irish lifeboat crews to receive RNLI gallantry awards for saving nine people in dramatic rescue off Wexford coast
The RNLI is to present three lifeboat crews in Ireland with gallantry awards for their role in a rescue last October that saved nine lives and prevented a 100-metre cargo vessel, carrying 4,000 tonnes of coal, from hitting rocks at Hook Head. The Coxswains of Dunmore...
Innovative Solution To End ‘lost Gear’ Problems For Fishermen
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...
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