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...
by Noreen Boyle | Jun 1, 2022 | Notices
By Brian Fitzgerald, Director of External Affairs and Stakeholder Liaison Simply Blue Group Throughout 2021, with the excellent help of our Fishery Liaison Officers, I visited fishing piers along the coast from the Aran Islands to Kilmore Quay. While there, I met...
by Noreen Boyle | May 31, 2022 | Notices
Offshore wind has the potential to provide significant and high-quality job creation opportunities in coastal communities. However, we need to plan now, to unlock this potential. The question – “Our Offshore Renewable Energy Opportunity – Is Ireland Ready?” was...
by Noreen Boyle | May 31, 2022 | Notices
Climate change is one of the defining challenges of this generation. Its impact is evident in increasingly extreme weather patterns, rising sea levels, water shortages and disruption to biodiversity and ecosystems. Offshore wind generated electricity has a...
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