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Master of French fishing vessel charged with sea-fisheries offences. The master of a French registered sea-fishing vessel, ‘Sister Clare’, has been sent forward for trial in the Circuit Court for […]
Fish buyer pleads guilty to fisheries offences. Offences include failure to weigh fish at landing and failure to retain a transport document. A Director of Ocean Dragon Ltd., which is […]
Master of fishing vessel pleads guilty to sea-fisheries offences of logbook under-recording and landing in a non-designated port. The Master of a fishing vessel, Tony Gill, from Inis Mór, pleaded […]
Man convicted of Sea-Fisheries Offences relating to exceeding quota and under-recording catches. Gerald Sharkey, from Clogherhead, County Louth, pleaded guilty at Dundalk Circuit Court on the 2nd of July 2024 […]
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 […]
Fisheries offfences fine, fishing vessel owner and skipper ordered to pay £76,772.50 for fisheries offences. Willem de Boer, skipper of the Ansgar, appeared at North Tyneside Magistrates Court on 24 […]
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 […]
Guilty pleas to offences of obstruction of and provision of false information, to Sea-Fisheries Protection Officers. In 2024, two separate prosecutions, undertaken by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), in cooperation […]
Fishing master fined for offences relating to catch document mis-recording and late submission of landing declaration. The Master of a sea-fishing vessel, Anthony Conlon, from Drogheda, Co Louth, was fined, […]
Fishing master convicted of mesh size, automatic identification system and stowage plan offences following vessel detention. The Master of a fishing vessel, Johnny Walsh, from Kinsale, County Cork, pleaded guilty at […]
Fisheries compliance officers from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, France, and the United States have detected nearly 40 alleged breaches of high seas rules during a major South Pacific patrol. Called […]
Inland Fisheries Ireland using mobile teams to tackle illegal fishing. Over 36,000 patrols undertaken by Inland Fisheries Ireland officers in 2021 were boosted by new Mobile Support Unit and sea-going […]
Hawkes Bay Seafoods fined for commercial fishing offences. A Napier commercial fishing company, its directors and general manager have been fined a total of more than $1 million for the […]
Fishing master guilty of landing undersized catch. Master of an Irish sea-fishing boat, ‘Atlantic Chief’, appeared before Midleton District Court on the 4th of December 2025, and confirmed guilty pleas to […]
Master of fishing vessel pleads guilty to mis-recording catches and fishing in excess of quota. The Master of a fishing vessel, Scott Farrow, from An Daingean, Co Kerry, pleaded guilty […]
Master of German Registered Fishing Vessel Charged with Seven Fisheries Offences in Cork District Court The Sea-Fisheries protection Authority (SFPA) confirms that seven charges under sea-fisheries law have been brought […]
NFFO responds to VMS consultation. Defra is consulting on a proposal to require all vessels below 12 metres in length to fit and operate inshore VMS equipment when operating in […]
Fishing master pleads guilty to fishing without a sea-fishing licence. Fishing Master Brendan Lawlor, with an address in Co. Kerry, pleaded guilty at Tralee District Court on 01st of October 2025, […]
Fishing master convicted and fined for non-compliance with acoustic deterrent device requirements. Manolo Fanego Paz, the master of the French registered fishing vessel, “Agoretta”, was convicted and fined €12,500 at Cork […]
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 […]
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