Irish Fishermen Withdraw Legal Action Over Access To UK Waters
A group of Irish fishermen have withdrawn their threatened legal action against the Dept of the...
Ireland’s Quota Loss after Brexit Deal increases to €43 Million
The Dept of the Marine has released a preliminary analysis of the transfer of quota shares from Ireland/EU to the UK under the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement. The new analysis estimates the total loss to Ireland's fishermen at €43 Million which is a large increase...
Irish Fishermen Withdraw Legal Action Over Access To UK Waters
A group of Irish fishermen have withdrawn their threatened legal action against the Dept of the Marine over being excluded from a list of 140 Irish vessels authorised to fish in UK waters since 01/01/2021. The fishermen received confirmation this evening that their...
EU report projects resilience of fishing fleet during COVID-19 pandemic
The 2020 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet projects that in 2020, the EU fleet remained profitable overall, despite the effects of COVID-19 on the fleet and fish markets. More sustainable fishing and lower fuel costs have helped to mitigate the...
Regional
“Desperately Poor” Brexit fisheries deal says SFF Chief
Letter from SFF chief executive to Prime Minister SFF chief executive Elspeth Macdonald has today written to the Prime Minister voicing the industry's anger over the mounting financial losses faced by vessels on top of the "desperately poor" Brexit fisheries deal....
Europe
UK “Now A Coastal State With One Hand Tied Behind Our Back!”
Statement from Scottish Fishermen's Federation Brexit deal falls ‘far short of commitments and promises’ Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “This deal falls very far short of the commitments and promises that were made...
International
Norway and the United Kingdom agree on fisheries cooperation
Norway and the United Kingdom have today signed a new framework agreement on fisheries cooperation. It allows the parties to agree to on the exchange fishing quotas as well as mutual access to each other's areas of fisheries jurisdiction. The agreement will enter into...
Research
Marine Institute CEO elected to the ICES Bureau
Dr Paul Connolly, CEO of the Marine Institute, has been elected to the Bureau of The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) at the annual meeting of Member Countries on 21st and 22nd October 2020. ICES is an intergovernmental marine science...
Notices
Applications Sought For FLAG South Region
Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG), supported by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, is inviting applications for the South FLAG region. Apply online at bim.flexigrant.com Full details are available on Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s funding page, www.bim.ie/ Our...
Events
New App to Simplify Rule Change
Dorans Skippers Mate are very excited to announce the launch for testing of Skippers Mate Pro. Skippers Mate Pro is a simple technical solution to the requirements found under the Work Time Directive, the ILO c188 , S.I 333 and Marine Notice 46/2020. The system itself...
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15mtr Norwegan purse netter Scombrus R-1-H heading out from Lerwick
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