by Niall Duffy | Nov 22, 2021 | International, News
New online service helps fishermen navigate commercial fishing gear restrictions in UK waters The Kingfisher team at Seafish, the public body that supports the UK seafood industry, have launched a new Fishing Restrictions mapping service fishermen. This free service...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 22, 2021 | Ireland, News
Cuan Beo, a community based coastal organisation working in South East Galway Bay, have published a major 1-year report ‘An Economic Assessment of the Marine Resources of the South-East Galway Bay Catchment’. This report, the first of its kind, notes the value...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 19, 2021 | Ireland, News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., visited Killybegs today to view the “Cold Ironing Project” in Killybegs Harbour. Cold ironing, a shipping term that first came into use when all ships had coal-fired engines, describes the...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 19, 2021 | International, News
Zamakona Yards and Fiskebas Fishing Co Ltd (Shetland, UK) have agreed the construction of a new 69,60 m Midwater Pelagic Trawler. The vessel will replace the present M/V ANTARCTIC II (LK145) built in 2004 and based in Lerwick. The new trawler will be built entirely at...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 18, 2021 | Ireland, News
Call out to the public to play a role in documenting fish species in Irish waters With World Fisheries Day (Nov 21st) this weekend, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), the sea-fisheries regulator, is asking the public and particularly those in the fishing...
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