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SFPA Release 2022 Release Annual Report

SFPA Release 2022 Release Annual Report

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published its Annual Report for 2022.   45,031 Fish Landings, 1,903 Fishing Vessel Inspections, 87 Case Files opened. 1,958 food safety official controls carried out; 74 Food Safety Incidents/Complaints investigated....
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,...