Fishing industry fears €200 million hit from quota cuts
Ireland’s fishing industry is warning that it could lose up to €200 million if quota cuts recommended by scientists are supported by the EU. The International Council for the Exploration…
Scientists urge 70 percent mackerel quota cut
Fishers will lose €66 million worth of quotas next year if the EU follows recommended cuts to mackerel, the Irish Fish Producers Organisation has warned. The International Council for the…
European fishing leaders meet in Killybegs
European fishing leaders are meeting in Killybegs in County Donegal to discuss new EU rules that fishers fear will endanger the viability of their sector. Delegates from 17 producer organisations…
Ireland’s new seafood alliance lobbies EU
The EU’s Fisheries Commissioner has promised to visit Ireland at a meeting with the Irish seafood industry in Brussels this morning. The Seafood Ireland Alliance said they are pressing the…
Landing fish outside Ireland ‘up to operators’
The government says it is up to operators to decide where to land after complaints that too much fish is being processed outside Ireland. According to the Irish Fish Processors…
Illegal lobster seized in Galway
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has seized 194 lobsters from Ballyconneely in County Galway because they were below the minimum legal size. The SFPA says it took action after a…
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EU budget rises to €2 trillion with fisheries and agriculture merged into the same fund
The European Commission has unveiled huge and controversial proposals for a new total budget of €2 trillion to cover the period form 2028 to 2034. The President of the European…
Fisheries Commissioner visits Ireland
The European Fisheries Commissioner, Costas Kadis, has been visiting Cork which is playing host to the European Maritime Days, with events highlighting the importance of the seas and fisheries sector.…
NGOs urge EU to ban damaging trawling in marine protected areas
A group of environmental NGOs have handed the European Commission a petition with more than 250,000 signatures calling for a ban on bottom trawling in marine protected areas. Bottom trawling…
Ireland pledges €23 million for oceans
Ireland has pledged to commit more than €20 million towards a global effort to protect the world’s oceans. Marine and Climate Minister, Timmy Dooley TD, announced Ireland’s contribution of €23.86…