by Niall Duffy | Jan 13, 2021 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
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...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 8, 2021 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
A group of Irish fishermen have withdrawn their threatened legal action against the Dept of the Marine over being excluded from a list of 140 Irish vessels authorised to fish in UK waters since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...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 8, 2021 | Europe, News
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...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 29, 2020 | Europe, News, Regional
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...
by Niall Duffy | Dec 26, 2020 | Ireland, News
EU must use same yardstick as it did with UK Zone to rebalance quota in Irish Waters! Patrick Murphy, CEO of the IS&WFPO has given his members reaction to the EU-UK Post Brexit deal announced on Christmas eve. In a statement released to The Skipper he said; The...
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