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The Irish Sun: FISHY BUSINESS Irish fishermen fury over ‘unbelievable and outrageous’ secret EU deal talks to give Iceland access to our waters

Feb 8, 2024 | Fishing Quotas, Latest News, News Articles

Read on The Irish Sun Here >> IRISH fishermen are up in arms over secret EU talks to give Iceland access to our fishing waters. Our trawlermen are being allocated an extra 15 million Blue Whiting quota this year on condition that Icelandic crews can fish here....

We cannot let EU off the hook – Irelands says to EU “No Icelandic Deal without Reciprocity.”

Dec 21, 2023 | Latest News

Ireland will not stand idly by as EU negotiate a Norway type deal with Iceland while destroying the Irish fishing industry. Iceland is seeking access to fish in Irish waters, in a new deal being negotiated with Europe. Irish fishing industry representative bodies are...

RTE: Minister urged to fight hard for Irish fishers as 2024 quotas decided

Dec 11, 2023 | News Articles

Fisheries organisations are urging Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue to negotiate hard on their behalf as fishing quotas for 2024 are finalised at the December EU Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels. The two-day meeting which began...

Irish Fishing Industry Criticises Prospect of ‘Free’ Blue Whiting Quota for Norway

Nov 29, 2023 | Fishing Quotas, Latest News

Read the article from Afloat here >>> Irish fishing industry bodies say they are “gravely concerned” that the outcome of current ongoing negotiations in Oslo will see Norway granted access to Irish waters to fish 150,000 tons of blue whiting. This move would...