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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SFPA Emphasise Seafood Safety & Trade Verification Role & Sea-Fisheries Control Activities In 2023 Annual Report 2,222 Fishing Vessel Inspections, 85 Casefiles opened. 1,343 Food Safety Official Controls carried out; […]
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 […]
Fishing master convicted of mesh size offence and breach of sea-fishing licence condition. The Master of a fishing vessel, ‘Celtic Warrior II’, Patrick Smith, from Clogherhead, County Louth, pleaded guilty […]
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. […]
County Cork food business operator convicted for breaches of food safety laws and fined. The Food Business Operator, Fish Seafood Deli Limited was convicted by Judge John King of several […]
SFPA confirms 10 seafood safety enforcements & 1 prosecution in Q2 2023. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has reported that ten (10) enforcement actions have been served on seafood businesses […]
Cormac Ryan, Balbriggan, Co Dublin was convicted and fined €500 at Dublin District Court on Monday, March 20th 2023 following a prosecution taken by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) and […]
Skipper fined for Irish fishing offence. Fines of €15,000 were imposed by Judge John Alymer on the Master of the Maggie C fishing vessel, at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Ireland […]
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