EU Must Freeze Iceland Bid for Irish Blue Whiting
Ireland Must Show Teeth at EU-Iceland Talks and Demand Reciprocal Deal The Government...
Fishermen implore urgent access to mackerel fishery
KFO calls on Minister to prioritise Council quota outcome The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to distribute the additional mackerel quota negotiated at the December Fisheries Council as a matter...
“Inshore Pollack Survey Urgently Needed” – IIMRO
The Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation producer organisation (IIMRO) is calling for an urgent new scientific study on pollack to be carried out so that accurate and up to date stock data can be collected to properly inform fisheries management. The recent...
MEP MacManus travels to Arranmore to meet young Fisherwoman Muireann Kavanagh
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus today visited with Muireann Kavanagh at Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada on Arranmore. Muireann, aged 14, made headlines recently after she wrote a personal letter to Minister Charlie McConalogue outlining her anger at “demeaning and detrimental”...
Regional
Scottish Ministers Urged To Work With Fishing Industry, Not Against It
The Scottish Government needs to work in tandem with the fishing industry if it is to avoid a repeat of the Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) fiasco of 2023. That is the message from industry leaders at the close of a year in which, with the support of Scotland’s...
Europe
SFPA Issue New Guide Against Illegal Discarding of Fish
New guide to be distributed to all offshore vessel owners to maximise compliance with Landing Obligation The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) have launched a new guide to assist vessel masters in adhering to landing obligation requirements. A waterproof...
International
Scottish Mackerel Sector Calls For Resolution To Quota Share Dispute
For mackerel, the coastal states agreed to set the TAC for 2024 at 739,386 tonnes. This TAC is in line with ICES advice, following the maximum sustainable yield approach and is 5% lower than the TAC agreed for 2023. However, in recent years, Iceland, Russia, Norway,...
Research
MSD Animal Health Launches New Fisheries Platform to Support Sustainable Fisheries
As the saying goes, ‘counting fish is like counting trees, except they are invisible, they keep moving and they eat each other.’ Despite this every year scientists must perform essential stock assessments on different species of fish in order to attempt to estimate...
Notices
Job Vacancy – Assistant Secretary Maritime Policy
Ireland’s marine footprint extends to more than ten times its land mass and the marine sector plays a central role in Ireland’s economic and social development. An opportunity now exists for a talented individual to play the lead role in designing and driving...
Events
Sunderland Marine – Supporting the Fishing Industry for over a Century
As the market-leading fixed premium marine insurance provider, Sunderland Marine offer commercial fishing customers the chance to benefit from their flexible policies, unrivalled expertise and established industry relationships spanning decades. Sunderland Marine...
Safety News
Northern Ireland Set to Improve Fishing Safety, Welfare & Supply Chain Transparency
The fishing fleet in Northern Ireland will benefit from a new Fishing First Safety Management project from The Seafarers’ Charity. The Northern Ireland Fishing First project is set to benefit fishing vessel owners and crew in Northern Ireland. The project is led by...
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