Jul 7, 2022 | Latest News, News Articles
Rising fuel prices are crippling the Irish Seafood sector, including fishermen, aquaculture producers and fish processors. That’s according to Galway-based Enda Conneely of the Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation (IIMRO ), who says the crisis is a threat to...
Jul 4, 2022 | Fishing, Latest News, News Releases
Traditional Fish and Chips may not be on Irish Restaurants Summer Menus Rising fuel prices are crippling the Irish Seafood sector, including fishermen, aquaculture producers and fish processors. That’s according to Aodh O Donnell, chief executive of the Irish Fish...
Jul 4, 2022 | Latest News, News Articles
The last time west Cork fisherman Damien Turner filled the fuel tank on his 24m (79ft) seiner Róise Catríona in Castletownbere his bill went into five figures. “I’ve been fishing more than 30 years and I’ve had this boat for 20 years, but I’ve never seen anything like...
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...
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 | 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...
