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Fishermen implore urgent access to mackerel fishery

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

“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...

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SFPA Issue New Guide Against Illegal Discarding of Fish

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

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,...

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Job Vacancy – Assistant Secretary Maritime Policy

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...

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Irish Skipper Expo

23 & 24 February 2024

Scottish Skipper Expo

9 & 10 May 2024

English Skipper Expo

to be confirmed