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#Fight4Fishing Campaign Launched at Killybegs Hustings
#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...
MEP Hopefuls to Address Fishing Community
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...
IFPO Statement on EU Membership and CFP
Ireland has a strong and enduring commitment to Europe and we are good Europeans in that regard. Participation in the EU project has been beneficial to the overall development of our economy and of our society generally. However, since its inception in 1983, the...
Fishing Industry Needs Ignored in Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy
Ireland’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy needs to recognise the rights and livelihoods of other pre-existing Marine Users. Fishing is a key traditional user of the marine space, contributing € 1.3 Bn GDP to the Blue Economy. The fishing industry supports 15,600...
IFPO: Consult Fishing Industry on Marine Protected Areas
Statement from IFPO Chief Executive, Aodh O Donnell: Irelands Catching Sector and its representatives must take note of Irelands obligation to designate 30% of its waters as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by 2030. This obligation is due to be met sometime in early...
Freeze Iceland Bid for Irish Blue Whiting
The Government must seriously ‘up its game’ at EU talks on Iceland’s bid to access Irish blue whiting in our fishing waters, say fishing leaders. They must fight for our fishing industry the way other EU Member States do, says Aodh O Donnell of the Irish Fish...
Irelands says to EU “No Icelandic Deal without Reciprocity.”
Ireland will not stand idly by as EU negotiate a Norway-type Icelandic deal while destroying the Irish fishing industry Iceland is seeking access to fish in Irish waters, in a new deal being negotiated with Europe without reciprocity for Ireland. Irish fishing...
IFPO Clarifies Concerns on SFPA
The Irish Fish Producers Organisation has moved to clarify why they have concerns about both the operation and oversight of the SFPA. IFPO chief executive, Aodh O Donnell says their primary interest is to ensure that Ireland has fit for purpose controls which are fair...
Call for Ban on Factory Ships in Irish Fishing Waters
The fishing industry has called for a ban on factory ships in Irish waters. If non-EU countries want to fish in Irish waters, then they must face the same control and conservation regime as the Irish fleet. Otherwise, all of the fish species they catch may not be...
Norway & Coastal States Must Compensate EU For Access to Irish Waters
A radical reset of the EU approach to Norway and other Coastal States is called for says Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) CEO, Aodh O Donnell ahead of the EU’s annual quota sharing and access negotiations for 2024. He says that these States undermine Ireland’s...