Aug 19, 2024 | News Releases
Dutch Celebrate Four Votes on PECH while Ireland Have None Dutch fishermen are celebrating their enviable position of influence in the new term of the European Parliament. Despite the Netherlands having just 2% of EU waters, there are four Dutch MEPS on the newly...
Jul 19, 2024 | News Releases
Irish fishing leaders say EU democracy must be questioned if a fishing nation like Ireland can be denied voting rights on the new EU Fisheries (PECH) Committee. Ireland has 12% of EU fishing waters and no full voting member on PECH, while the Netherlands has 4 full...
Jun 24, 2024 | Fishing, Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Releases
Irish fishing leaders have warned that a new trilateral deal between the UK, Norway and the Faroe Islands will lead to overfishing of Ireland’s fish stocks. The three-year deal gives the two Nordic non-EU states permission to catch 154,000 metric tonnes of mackerel...
Jun 13, 2024 | News Releases
Five Irish fishing producing and processing seafood organisations have come together to demand change at national and EU level. They have issued a joint statement following a full day’s collaboration in Dublin. ‘Our objective is to work together on raising...
May 23, 2024 | News Releases
#Fight4Fishing Campaign Over 200 people turned up to hear Midlands North West European election candidates’ views on fishing at a meeting in Killybegs last night. The event was hosted by the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation and...
May 21, 2024 | News Releases
Candidates Confirmed for Killybegs Hustings 22nd May Killybegs, 15th May: Fishing and seafood organisations have come together to launch a pre-election campaign for change at EU level. They are asking MEPs to fight for the survival of their industry and for a fair...
