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SFPA Publish Key Statistics For 2022

SFPA Publish Key Statistics For 2022

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published annual statistics relating to landings in Irish ports and by Irish vessels, both home and abroad on its website (www.sfpa.ie)*. Published data includes reports on landings; species; Irish vessels landing into...
French Skipper Pleads Guilty to Pinger Offences

French Skipper Pleads Guilty to Pinger Offences

The Master of a French registered fishing vessel has pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to sea-fisheries offences of failing to comply with the legal requirements on the use of Acoustic Deterrent Devices on fishing gear, detected on the 21st of June 2023,...
SFPA Detains French Fishing Vessel

SFPA Detains French Fishing Vessel

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) have today (21st June 2023) detained a French registered fishing vessel, in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for alleged non-compliance with European fisheries legislation. An inspection was conducted from the...