by Niall Duffy | Mar 10, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
Fishermen Win Appeal Over 6 Mile Trawling Ban The Court of Appeal has ruled that the policy directive introducing a ban on trawling inside the 6nm limit is invalid and of no legal effect The judgement follows from an appeal taken by Tom Kennedy and Neil Minihane...
by Niall Duffy | Mar 16, 2022 | Ireland, News
By: Dr Ronán Cosgrove, Fisheries Conservation Manager, BIM Developed in collaboration with PEPE Trawls ltd. and Supreme Fishing Co., the new four-panel Nephrops trawl increases swept area and reduces fuel intensity – good progress on the path to better energy use in a...
by Niall Duffy | Feb 23, 2022 | News, Research
By Michel Kaiser, Professor of Fisheries Conservation and Chief Scientist at Heriot-Watt University The health of our seas and oceans matters, not just from an environmental point of view but from an economic one, and is high on the global policy agenda. In recent...
by Alyssa O Sullivan | Jan 18, 2022 | Irish Skipper Expo News
Thyborøn will be promoting their range of trawl doors at Irish Skipper Expo 2022, including the new Type 32 Bluestream door, which has received favourable reviews from pelagic skippers. The Type 32 Bluestream is arousing much interest among Irish pelagic skippers, and...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 13, 2022 | News, UK
Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said: “Today’s announcement by Scottish Government will be devastating news for those who make their living fishing in the Clyde and have limited or no other options during the period of closure. “SFF fully supports...
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