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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...
Nordic States Access to EEZ Waters – Our CEO Speaks to Fishing Daily Podcast
Aodh O’Donnell, CEO of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation speaks to Oliver McBride of The Fishing Daily Podcast about the recent controversy surrounding Nordic states looking to gain access to valuable fishing in the Irish EEZ. Watch on Youtube here. Earlier...
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...
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Confrontation with SFPA Looms Over Sampling Records
Today’s Irish Examiner reports in a comprehensive feature that some of the biggest fish processing companies in Ireland are set for a fight for survival by confronting the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.
In response, IFPO CEO Aodh O Donnell comments “Sadly, the Irish fishing industry is beset by a perfect storm of issues and lost opportunities. Meaningful consultation between government and stakeholders is urgently called for.
RTE: 39 fishing boats to be scrapped under post-Brexit decommissioning scheme
Read the article from RTE here >>> A total of 39 Irish fishing vessels will be scrapped as part of a Brexit-related decommissioning scheme. The Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme was announced in 2021 and supports vessels in the polyvalent and beam...
EU Must Address Fishing Rights Imbalance for Members
We need co-operation and collaboration to tackle the current and growing fishing rights imbalance between EU and non-EU members. It is the IFPO’s firm believe that EU coastal states are losing out to non-EU members because the European Commission’s scientifically...
EU Losing out to Non-Members in Fishing Rights
EU coastal states are losing out to non-EU members in fishing rights because the European Commission’s scientifically informed approach to quotas is subject to abuse by rogue Nordic players. That’s according to Aodh O Donnell of the Irish Fish Producers Association...
IFPO Vacancy for an Administrator/Executive Assistant
The IFPO has a vacancy for an Administrator/Executive Assistant, to support the Chief Executive Officer and the work that we do. The Irish Fish Producers Organisation is Ireland’s longest established representative body for fish producers. Our members are owners of...
Mackerel: Norway Accused of IUU-style Fisheries
The EU must actively oppose Norway’s setting of inflated and unilateral mackerel quotas because it impacts the long-term sustainability of this valuable European fish stock and quota. This call comes from the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, who contend that Norway...
Louder Voice in Europe Essential for Fishing Industry Growth
Co-operation and a co-ordinated approach is vital to reverse the decline of the Irish fishing industry and foster growth, the Taoiseach heard at a meeting with sector representatives earlier this week. The fishing delegation said ongoing support from the Taoiseach,...
Co-operation Vital to Protect Food and Energy Security – The Skipper
The fishing and wind energy sectors must work together if Ireland is to protect both our energy and food security. That’s according to the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO), who say meaningful and not token co-operation is needed. “Irish fishing communities...
Call for Government to Address €28m Loss to Pelagic Sector
The Irish Fish Producers Organisation has issued a call for urgent funding for the pelagic sector, to address the loss of €28m from Brexit’s impact. Killybegs based IFPO chief executive, Aodh O Donnell criticised the failure to implement measures amounting to €29m...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...