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Opening of €35m Smooth Point Pier Extension at Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centres. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. together with Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, […]
Killybegs to benefit from significant €50m seafood sector investment. Two Killybegs fish processors land €12.1 million in funding under the Brexit Process Capital Support Scheme, implemented by BIM Killybegs in […]
Killybegs Harbour development plan. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has announced the award of a €10.5 million (excluding VAT) capital works contract to complete […]
Killybegs scheme to reduce trawler emissions. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D., has visited Killybegs to view the ‘Cold Ironing Project’ in Killybegs Harbour. Cold […]
Fisheries Commissioner Sinkevičius visits Killybegs Fishery Harbour Centre. EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius today accompanied Minister Charlie Mc Conalogue T.D. on a visit to Killybegs Fishery […]
Funding announced for Killybegs quay project. As part of Project Ireland 2040, The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has announced the signing of a […]
New pelagic vessel ordered for Killybegs. Eamon McHugh of Antarctic Fishing Company, has placed an order for a 62,60 m Pelagic Trawler newbuilding with Karstensen Shipyard. Build #458 will be […]
Killybegs fishers call for Brexit measures. As the UK meanders chaotically out of the EU, the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has called for a suite of mitigation measures for fisheries to […]
New reports highlight vital role of Ireland’s main fishing ports. Ireland’s main fishing ports continue to support jobs, businesses, and rural communities but face growing challenges. This is according to new […]
Trials to help processors create high quality co-products using innovative technology. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), has teamed up with Finnish company SuperGround on a project to help seafood processors upcycle […]
Irish seek united view for fisheries negotiations. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister McConalogue, T.D., has met with fishing industry representatives for preliminary discussions on the 2025 […]
Report highlights urgent need for more surveys of Ireland’s ocean. Five-month operation surveyed over 3200 kilometres of Cork, Kerry and Clare coastlines. A new report from Fair Seas and the […]
Head to the Highlands for Aquaculture UK. Aquaculture UK returns to Aviemore next week with a bigger than ever exhibition and record crowds expected from around the world. The biennial […]
KFO says it cannot support options in inshore consultation. In responding to the public consultation in Ireland on a review of trawling activity inside the six nautical mile (nm) zone […]
The long running issues concerning the National Parks and Wildlife Service’s (NPWS) unilateral approach to designating Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in Ireland came to […]
€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 […]
The countdown is on to the largest Aquaculture UK ever. The UK’s leading aquaculture show is gearing up for a bigger than ever exhibition expected to attract record crowds from […]
Irish hope for key Fisheries Council. Unlike previous years, negotiators likely to reach final decisions for 2024 on key stocks for Irish fishermen The CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation […]
NPWS approach to designating new conservation areas “lacks scientific integrity.” Three new proposed marine conservation areas which have been ‘foisted upon fishermen and other stakeholders in the last ten months […]
Report underlines sustainability credentials of seafood, says Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO). Killybegs Chief Scientific and Sustainability Officer, Dr Edward Farrell has said ongoing efforts by fishermen to reduce their environmental […]
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