by Niall Duffy | Nov 28, 2023 | Ireland, News
The Irish fishing industry is gravely concerned at the prospect that in current ongoing negotiations in Oslo, Norway will be granted access to Irish Waters to fish 150,000 tons of Blue Whiting. This confers a value to the Norwegian fishing sector estimated at € 42M...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 6, 2023 | International, News
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,...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 29, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Nordic States and Iceland Overfish in Rush to Present Bogus Track Record in Negotiations with EU High value mackerel from Irish waters should be used for human consumption in Ireland, not as an animal feed in other countries. That is a message from the...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 27, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Norway Must Compensate the EU For Free Access to Irish Waters A radical reset of the EU approach to Norway and other Coastal States is called for says Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) CEO, Aodh O’Donnell ahead of the EU’s annual quota sharing and access...
by Niall Duffy | Sep 18, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
EU coastal states are losing out to non-EU members in fishing rights because the European Commission’s scientifically informed approach to quotas is subject to abuse by rogue Nordic players. That’s according to Aodh O’Donnell of the Irish Fish Producers...
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