Dec 13, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) says today’s EU Fisheries Council deal is a betrayal of Ireland’s fishing industry. The Alliance says the Member States and European Commission has reneged on commitments embedded in the Common Fisheries Policy designed to protect...
Dec 2, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) will hold its first formal meeting with the Taoiseach on Wednesday, 3 December, at a critical time for Ireland’s fishing and seafood sectors. With the EU December Fisheries Council only days away, the meeting is a key chance to show...
Dec 2, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
Seafood Ireland Alliance stresses unity and government support as sector faces €200m threat The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA) will hold its first formal meeting with the Taoiseach on Wednesday, 3 December, at a critical time for Ireland’s fishing and seafood sectors....
Oct 7, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
MEP MARIA WALSH has warned that a proposal to cut the EU’s mackerel quota by 70% would “threaten the livelihoods of people across rural Ireland”. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) had recommended a 70% reduction in the EU’s mackerel quota...
Oct 6, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Video/Audio
The Irish fishing industry has warned it is bracing for catastrophic fishing quotas next year that “could collapse the Irish fishing sector and devastate major fishing communities”. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) whose...
Oct 6, 2025 | Common Fisheries Policy, Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
by Emma Ryan Ireland’s fishing industry is warning of an economic loss of up to €200 million following new international advice recommending deep cuts to key pelagic and whitefish fish stocks for 2026. The warning comes as fishing leaders held an emergency meeting...
