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 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
If non-EU countries want to fish in Irish waters, then they must face the same control and conservation regime as the Irish fleet. Otherwise, all of the fish species they catch may not be recorded which affects stocks, conservation and sustainability, say...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 18, 2023 | Ireland, News
Confirmation that the Irish fish processing sector is to be directly supported from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve fund for the loss of turnover experienced in 2021 due to the negative impacts of Brexit is welcomed by the IFPEA The newly announced scheme covers the...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 18, 2023 | Ireland, News
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €7 million Irish scheme to support the fish processing sector affected by the effects of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. The aim of the scheme is to compensate fish processing companies for the...
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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