May 25, 2023 | News Releases
The Irish Fish Producers Organisation has issued a call for urgent funding for the pelagic sector, to address the loss of €28m from Brexit’s impact. IFPO chief executive, Aodh O Donnell criticised the failure to implement pelagic measures amounting to €29m. “It’s...
May 8, 2023 | Latest News, News Releases
Irish fishing boats will tomorrow (9th May) join an EU-wide protest about plans to further restrict bottom fishing. The protest is being organised by the European Bottom Fisheries Alliance (EBFA) who say 28% of the fishing fleet has disappeared in the last 20 years...
May 7, 2023 | Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
Caitlín Uí Aodha’s family has fished since before the Famine. She lost her husband in the Tit Bonhomme disaster and returned to the sea herself. Now, she has decommissioned her fishing boat. Neil Michael reports. Caitlín Uí Aodha doesn’t cry easily but tears...
Apr 25, 2023 | News Articles
“We cannot stand idly by as Ireland’s seafood industry dies while the sector flourishes in other EU and non-EU states. The time to act is now.” At just €1.3bn, the value of the entire Irish seafood sector is lower than the consolidated turnover of just one large Dutch...
Apr 24, 2023 | Fishing, Latest News, News Releases, Uncategorized
Coastal States Abusing Mackerel Sharing At just €1.3bn, the value of the entire Irish seafood sector is lower than the consolidated turnover of just one large Dutch seafood business at €1.4bn. That’s according to the chief executive of the Irish Fish Producers...
