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Irish Fleet Joins European Bottom Fishing Protest

Irish Fleet Joins European Bottom Fishing Protest

Irish fishing boats will tomorrow (9th May) join an EU-wide protest about plans to further restrict bottom fishing.  The protest is being organised by the European Bottom Fisheries Alliance (EBFA) who say 28% of the fishing fleet has disappeared in the last 20 years...

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IFPO says Coastal States Abusing Mackerel Sharing

IFPO says Coastal States Abusing Mackerel Sharing

Coastal States Abusing Mackerel Sharing At just €1.3bn, the value of the entire Irish seafood sector is lower than the consolidated turnover of just one large Dutch seafood business at €1.4bn. That’s according to the chief executive of the Irish Fish Producers...

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Norway ‘secure more out of fishing deal than Ireland’

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...

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Fishing Industry Cautious on Nor-EU Deal

Fishing Industry Cautious on Nor-EU Deal

Fishing Industry Cautious on Nor-EU Deal Norway’s gains under their latest EU deal allows them to catch 4.5 times our blue whiting quota in our own EEZ. That’s according to Irish fishing industry leaders who welcome Norway’s exclusion from the Irish Box but say...

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Trawlers scrapped over quotas ‘end a lifetime of fishing’

Trawlers scrapped over quotas ‘end a lifetime of fishing’

Trawlers scrapped over quotas 'end a lifetime of fishing' Work on scrapping a number of Irish fishing vessels is under way in an effort to rebalance fish quotas following post-Brexit agreements. In the aftermath of Brexit trade agreements, Ireland's share of fish...

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Fisheries Bodies in Norway Talks

Fisheries Bodies in Norway Talks

Fisheries Bodies in Norway Talks Highland Radio The Irish fishing industry has united to call for a fair deal for Ireland. Aodh O Donnell, chief executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) says fishing industry representatives have worked closely...

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Irish Fishing Industry Unites in Call for Fair Deal

Irish Fishing Industry Unites in Call for Fair Deal

As EU-Norway fisheries talks enter a fifth round, the Irish fishing industry has united to call for a fair deal for Ireland. Aodh O Donnell, chief executive of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) says fishing industry representatives have worked closely...

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Norway Holding EU Quota Fishing Deals to Ransom

Norway Holding EU Quota Fishing Deals to Ransom

Irish fishing representatives have accused Norway of stalling EU quota talks, because they failed to  secure privileged access to blue whiting in Ireland’s EEZ (European Economic Zone) waters. “Norway has a track record of overfishing blue whiting and mackerel ,” says...

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Norway Holding EU Fishing Deals to Ransom says IFPO Chief

Norway Holding EU Fishing Deals to Ransom says IFPO Chief

Irish fishing representatives have accused Norway of stalling EU quota talks because they failed to secure privileged access to blue whiting in Ireland’s EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) waters. “Norway has a track record of overfishing blue whiting and mackerel,” says...

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Dismayed Reaction To Whitefish Scrappage Application Offers

Dismayed Reaction To Whitefish Scrappage Application Offers

There has been a disappointed reaction from a number of fishing vessel owners to terms offered under the Government's latest whitefish decommissioning scheme. "We haven’t surveyed members yet as this is anecdotal, but we are hearing of dismay and disappointment,”...

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