by Niall Duffy | Dec 6, 2022 | Ireland, Irish Skipper Expo News, News
‘Thriving Fishing, Thriving Offshore Wind, Thriving Ports’ The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) has launched its second annual Seafarers’ Conference themed ‘Thriving Fishing, Thriving Offshore Wind, Thriving Ports’. The hybrid event will take place on...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 14, 2022 | Ireland, News
The Irish fishing industry say they have a right to be consulted about offshore wind farms because it affects their livelihoods. IFPO Spokesperson Aodh O Donnell says every industry needs to co-operate to reduce fossil fuels but “co-operation works both ways and we...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 13, 2022 | Ireland, News
Irish Fish Processors and Exporters express concerns at rate and scale of proposed offshore renewable energy projects. At the Annual General Meeting of the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association (IFPEA) held in Dublin on the 12th October, members expressed...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 30, 2022 | News, UK
More than half of Scottish waters could be closed to fishing fleets by 2050 if the industry continues to be marginalised by the development of offshore renewables and expansion of enhanced marine protected areas. That is the stark warning contained in a major new...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 26, 2022 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Floating offshore wind project proposed for the North West The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) and Sinbad Marine Services have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with global floating offshore wind developer and technology provider, Hexicon AB. The...
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