by Niall Duffy | Apr 24, 2023 | Ireland
“We cannot stand idly by as Ireland’s seafood industry dies while the sector flourishes in other EU and non-EU states. The time to act is now.” At just €1.3bn, the value of the entire Irish seafood sector is lower than the consolidated turnover of just one large...
by Niall Duffy | Apr 19, 2023 | Ireland, News
Only for inflationary price growth this would be the worst ever fishing report The recently published Business of Seafood Report 2022 by BIM confirms that the Irish Fishing industry is in further decline, it is without doubt the worst report into Irish Fishing...
by Niall Duffy | Apr 4, 2023 | Ireland, News
Cork South West Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan recently hosted Billy Kelleher MEP for a series of meetings with key fishing sector representatives in West Cork. The discussions, which took place in Castletownbere, Baltimore and Union Hall , focused...
by Niall Duffy | Mar 27, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Norway’s gains under their latest EU deal allows them to catch 4.5 times our blue whiting quota in our own EEZ. That’s according to Irish fishing industry leaders who welcome Norway’s exclusion from the Irish Box but say Ireland still lacks an equitable arrangement....
by Niall Duffy | Mar 13, 2023 | News
The European Commission must take measures to ensure fishing vessels using gill nets always land with their gear, rather than leaving it at sea, biologist Dr Kevin Flannery has said. Legislation on this issue must be backed up by enforcement to reduce the negative...
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