by Niall Duffy | Mar 4, 2024 | Ireland, News
Factories ending processing weeks earlier than normal as trends worsen The Irish pelagic fish processing sector has recorded historical low levels of fish landings in Q1 of 2024, and with the mackerel landings effectively concluded; indications are that 2024 is set to...
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 Noreen Boyle | Nov 16, 2023 | Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen News
Norwegian fisheries for inshore cod and haddock were certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing today. The fisheries were independently certified by a third-party auditor which assessed the fishery against...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 6, 2023 | International, News
For mackerel, the coastal states agreed to set the TAC for 2024 at 739,386 tonnes. This TAC is in line with ICES advice, following the maximum sustainable yield approach and is 5% lower than the TAC agreed for 2023. However, in recent years, Iceland, Russia, Norway,...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 27, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Norway Must Compensate the EU For Free Access to Irish Waters A radical reset of the EU approach to Norway and other Coastal States is called for says Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) CEO, Aodh O’Donnell ahead of the EU’s annual quota sharing and access...
Recent Comments