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‘Losing my fishing boat is like losing a limb, or my identity’
Caitlín Uí Aodha's family has fished since before the Famine. She lost her husband in the Tit Bonhomme disaster and returned to the sea herself. Now, she has decommissioned her fishing boat. Neil Michael reports. Caitlín Uí Aodha doesn’t cry easily but tears aren’t...
Coastal States Abusing Mackerel Sharing
“We cannot stand idly by as Ireland’s seafood industry dies while the sector flourishes in other EU and non-EU states. The time to act is now.” At just €1.3bn, the value of the entire Irish seafood sector is lower than the consolidated turnover of just one large Dutch...
Fishing Industry Making Gains in Europe, Killybegs Meeting Hears.
The voice of the Irish fishing and seafood industry is now being heard in Europe, which is starting to deliver positive gains at home. That was the key message emerging from a special meeting in Killybegs this week, which was addressed by Fine Gael MEP, Colm Markey....
Norway ‘secure more out of fishing deal than Ireland’
The EU has given Norway permission to catch four times more blue whiting in Irish waters than Irish fishermen and women are allowed. Under the deal, Norwegian fishers can catch 224,000 metric tonnes of blue whiting in Irish waters this year — an increase of 110,000...
Marine Minister Welcomes 89% Increase in Irish Blue Whiting Fishery
89% Increase in Irish Blue Whiting Fishery Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue welcomed the conclusion on Monday (20 March) of prolonged negotiations between the European Union and Norway, resulting in a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2023. And for Ireland, the...
57 offers, 20 accepted thus far for Ireland’s fleet-decommissioning scheme
Ireland’s fleet-decommissioning scheme for whitefish vessels has thus far made offers to 57 vessel-owners and has received acceptances from 20. A spokesperson for fisheries and aquaculture state agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), which is overseeing the scheme, said...
Norway Fisheries State Secretary Vidar Ulriksen snaps back against complaints of Irish organizations
Brexit appears to have added to tensions in the busy fishing waters in the west Atlantic, with tempers rising in talks between the European Union and Norway and a rise in enforcement actions by Irish authorities against British vessels. Data provided to SeafoodSource...
“Thrown under the bus” – After perceived slights, Ireland taking harder line against EU
“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...
20 Offers Under Government’s Whitefish Vessel Scrappage Scheme Being Appealed
20 Offers Under Government's Whitefish Vessel Scrappage Scheme Being Appealed. A total of 13 fishing vessel owners have accepted decommissioning offers to date under the Government’s whitefish scrappage scheme. Figures released by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) confirm...
‘Truculent Norwegians Must Be Stopped’ Say Irish Fishing Chiefs.
'Truculent Norwegians Must Be Stopped' Say Irish Fishing Chiefs. Ireland is facing into the worst year in its fish processing history; it is better to have no deal than to have a bad deal, according to the country’s major fish producer organisations as...