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French registered fishing vessel detained at Castletownbere port for suspected sea-fisheries law offences. At a special sitting of Bantry District Court on the 19th of August, the book of evidence […]
French Fishing Vessel Detained at Castletownbere Port The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) confirms that a French registered fishing vessel was detained at Castletownbere port on the 21st of April 2024. […]
Court fines fishing masters for catch reporting and logbook offences. Fines and forfeiture orders were imposed on fishing masters in four fisheries control prosecutions brought at two recent sittings of […]
New €48m Dinish Wharf & Breakwaters at Castletownbere opened. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., has officially opened the Dinish Wharf Expansion at Castletownbere Fishery […]
SFPA Port Office Officially Opened Minister McConalogue, TD, Officially Opens SFPA’s Port Office in Greencastle Minister Charlie McConalogue, TD, officially opened the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority’s (SFPA’s) Port Office in Greencastle, […]
SFPA assists owners & skippers of 12-15 metre vessels in transition to electronic recording & reporting. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) are to provide training to owners & skippers of […]
BIM publishes inaugural Annual Fisheries Report. BIM’s National Seafood Survey provides insights into the status of Ireland’s catching sector on an annual basis. It is an integral part of fisheries’ […]
Ireland’s fisheries minister visits ports. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, is continuing his series of visits to some of Ireland’s main fishing ports. The […]
Major quay extension at Castletownbere. Taking time out from a recent visit to Castletownbere and Union Hall, as part of a nationwide tour of fishery harbours, Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, […]
Bord Iascaigh Mhara publish annual Business of Seafood Report. Importance of foodservice, a diversified portfolio and sector resilience key to seafood industry performance in 2020. Despite the challenges of the […]
Irish fishing groups condemn port blockades. Recent port blockades in Dingle and Castletownbere in Ireland preventing access to fishing trawlers have been condemned by seven of the largest fishing organisations […]
Irish outline Brexit no deal contingency support for fisheries. The Irish Department for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D, has announced details of his Department’s 2020 Budget. The […]
New harbour building opened in Castletownbere. Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has officially opened the new Harbour Administration building in Castletownbere, and took the […]
Fines and Forfeiture totalling €562,500 Imposed by Cork Circuit Court in Six Separate Fisheries Cases. Fines and forfeiture amounts totalling €562,500 were imposed this week by Cork Circuit Court in relation […]
Master of French fishing vessel convicted of under recording of sole. The Master of the French registered fishing vessel, ‘Rio Da Bouza’, pleaded guilty at Macroom District Court on the […]
Master of French fishing vessel convicted of illegal fishing activity. The Master of the French registered fishing vessel, ‘Pepe Barreiro’, pleaded guilty at Bandon District Court on the 7th of September […]
Master of fishing vessel pleads guilty to sea-fisheries offences. The Master of a fishing vessel has pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to sea-fisheries offences of failing to comply […]
We must fight for our fair share of EU Fisheries Quotas as we have a travesty on our hands right now. Ireland must fight for its fair share of EU fisheries […]
€29.7m investment in Irish fishery harbours Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, has announced the allocation of almost €29.7m for capital projects in 2024 in […]
Investment of €37.3m in Ireland’s six fishery harbour centres. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has announced the allocation of €37.3m for capital projects in […]
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