Nov 13, 2025 | Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
A group of leaders from the Irish fishing industry were in Brussels yesterday. The Seafood Ireland Alliance met with MEP’s to urge them to back emergency EU action to save the industry. This comes as new EU scientific advice points to quota cuts for key Irish fish...
Nov 12, 2025 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has warned that the Irish fishing and seafood industries face a difficult year ahead following the publication of scientific advice. Read more from the The Fishing Daily here...
Nov 6, 2025 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
Irish Fishing Industry Demands Eight-Point Emergency Action Plan as 2026 Quotas Threaten Sector Collapse United industry front presents comprehensive rescue package as proposed mackerel, blue whiting and whitefish cuts could eliminate thousands of jobs The December...
Oct 25, 2025 | Latest News, News Articles
Waterford Sinn Féin TD Conor D. McGuinness raised the issue during a debate on fisheries in the Dáil Waterford fishermen have warned of an “emergency” situation for the fishing industry, the Dáil has heard. The issue was raised by Waterford Sinn Féin TD Conor D....
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, 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...
