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Irish and EU meeting on fisheries conservation and control measures. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), Ireland’s competent authority for sea-fisheries and seafood production, recently hosted a delegation from the European […]
Minister McConalogue unveils state-of-the-art fishing vessel navigation simulator at Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) training college in Greencastle. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. visited BIM’s National […]
McConalogue announces €25m Deep Water Quay development at Ros an Mhíl, Galway. Irish fisheries Minster Charlie McConalogue TD has announced that a deep water quay facility is to be built […]
New executive chairperson of Irish fisheries protection agency. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the appointment of Mr Paschal Hayes as Executive Chairperson and […]
Irish ministers welcome publication of revised National Development Plan. Ireland’s three Ministers at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have welcomed the publication to the revised National Development […]
Ireland begins dialogue programme with fishers and other food producers. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has begun a nationwide sectoral dialogue. The Minister will visit […]
Funding boost for Irish fishery harbours The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, has announced details of a €38.3m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing […]
Fish Survivability on the Pier – Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, has developed a new mobile fish holding unit which facilitates localised survivability experiments close to the […]
Ireland in the Goldilocks zone for rich marine resources. When Dr Kathy Sullivan (68) climbed out of a tiny submersible which had returned from the bottom of the Mariana Trench, […]
BIM pilots online learning for Skipper Training Programme – The Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) National Fisheries College of Ireland in Castletownbere, Co. Cork is piloting the Skipper Full Certificate of […]
Irish review coronavirus impacts on seafood sector. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Micahel Creed T.D., recently met by teleconference all the main representative groups for fishing, […]
Smart Net Management focus of BIM and ISWFPO workshop in Castletownbere. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency, and the Irish South and West Fishermen’s Producers Organisation (ISWFPO) co-hosted […]
Irish shellfish firm wins Iberian Lidl contract. A Castletownbere based seafood company is celebrating after landing a €500,000 deal with Lidl to supply brown crabs to 800 of its stores […]
Marine Institute Summer Bursray Programme. The Marine Institute has welcomed twenty one undergraduate students as part of the 2019 Summer Bursary Programme. The students will gain valuable practical experience across […]
SeaFest to raise awareness of plastic pollution. An interactive hut made up of 60kg of household plastics, the average amount used by an adult in Ireland each year, will be […]
Success at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2019 – Scottish Fisheries Secretary Fergus Ewing praised Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2019 for being a ‘great showcase’ for the fishing industry. Speaking as […]
New investment for Irish fishing harbours. The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., has announced details of a €35.7m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing […]
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