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...
Feb 22, 2023 | Fishing, Latest News, News Articles
“Thrown under the bus” – After perceived slights, Ireland taking harder line against EU Ireland is taking a harder line on E.U. vessels entering its waters, with the Irish navy recently detaining a Spanish trawler, the Pesorsa Dos, for fishing offenses in Irish...
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...
Feb 9, 2023 | Fishing, News Articles
Windfarms and Fishermen: An analysis of the current situation by Tom MacSweeney. Relations between the fishing industry and wind farm developers appear to be poor at the Seafood /Offshore Renewable Energy Working Group. This was set up by the Minister for Housing,...
Feb 9, 2023 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
Negotiations between the EU and Norway will resume tomorrow, Thursday 09 February, as both sides seek to hammer out a fisheries agreement for 2023. Round 5 of the talks between the two will be held over Thursday and Friday with Danish fishing representatives’ hopeful...
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...
