Feb 10, 2023 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Latest News, News Releases
As EU-Norway fisheries talks enter a fifth round, the Irish fishing industry has united to call for a fair deal for Ireland. Aodh O Donnell, chief executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) says fishing industry representatives have worked closely...
Jan 31, 2023 | Video/Audio
The Fishing Daily Podcast Season 3 Episode 3 – As round 5 of negotiations between the EU and Norway is set to take place this week, Aodh O’Donnell, CEO if the IFPO and Brendan Byrne, Chief Executive of the IFPEA join Oliver McBride to discuss the Irish fishing...
Jan 30, 2023 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
Irish fishing representatives have accused Norway of stalling EU quota talks, because they failed to secure privileged access to blue whiting in Ireland’s EEZ (European Economic Zone) waters. “Norway has a track record of overfishing blue whiting and mackerel ,” says...
Dec 15, 2022 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
The seafood sector has welcomed a commitment from Minister for the Marine Charlie McConalogue to protect access to Ireland’s rich blue whiting fishing grounds. The December fisheries council in Brussels adopted provisional fish quotas for the first three months of...
Dec 14, 2022 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
EU-Norway negotiations: Irish fishing industry representatives want a fight with Norway over blue whiting quota to be moved out of the hands of European Union technocrats. The fight stems from negotiations between the European Union and Norway regarding awards of...