Apr 7, 2023 | Latest News, News Articles
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....
Mar 28, 2023 | Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
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...
Mar 22, 2023 | Latest News, News Articles
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...
Mar 8, 2023 | Latest News, News Articles
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...
Mar 8, 2023 | Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles
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...
