Jul 3, 2022 | Latest News, News Articles
The fishing industry is facing a perfect storm of circumstances that must be addressed urgently by the Government to avoid permanent damage to the sector, according to representative groups. Fishing organisations are due to meet with Minister for the Marine Charlie...
Jun 9, 2022 | News Articles, News Releases
Irish Fish Producers have called for a fairer share of the rights to fish in the waters of our 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). “Other nations catch about €250m worth of fish a year in our waters – almost twice as much as the Irish fleet catches,” says...
May 9, 2022 | Latest News, News Articles
The Republic’s Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has committed a “shocking breach” of the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Good Friday Agreement, according to the southern based Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association. Two fish processing companies in...
Apr 28, 2022 | News Releases
Below is an official IFPO statement about the SFPA removal of in-factory weigh permits to two Killybegs fish processors, after a recent fish catch came via Foyle Port in Derry. The grounds cited by the SFPA were “that the landing took place outside of Ireland.” The...
Apr 28, 2022 | Latest News, News Articles
Fish processors have accused the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) of being in breach of the Northern Ireland Protocol, following the latest development in the ongoing row over the weighing of pelagic fish in Killybegs. Two fish processing companies in the...
