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Learn lifesaving skills at BIM and RNLI’s Man Overboard Challenge. BIM and the RNLI have joined forces again this year to offer two Man Overboard sessions to teach essential lifesaving […]
Irish support scheme for fishing fleet and seafood processors. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D has announced the opening of four new schemes, co-funded by […]
Irish review of trawling within six-mile zone. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D, has launched a public consultation on fishing with trawls inside the six […]
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 […]
Irish minister meets fishing industry to discuss EU/Norway negotiations. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has met fishing industry representatives in the Marine Institute in Galway and discussed […]
New Irish fishery for spurdog. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. met virtually last week with the members of the National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF). […]
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 hosts ICES annual conference. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed delegates to the annual conference of the International Council for the Exploration of […]
McConalogue welcomes Irish approval for whitefish decommissioning scheme. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has welcomed the State Aid approval to facilitate the implementation of the […]
Engineering, Scientific and Aquaculture entrepreneurs join forces at BIM Aquatech Community Day. Engineering, scientific and aquaculture entrepreneurs gathered for the annual Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) Aquatech Community Day at Dogpatch […]
Irish €20 million Brexit Sustainable Aquaculture Growth Scheme. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced approval for a scheme which will provide €20 million in […]
Irish Brexit mitigation scheme for fisheries cooperatives. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced a new Brexit mitigation scheme for fisheries cooperatives negatively impacted by […]
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 […]
Ireland unveils new ‘Clean Oceans’ initiative. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has unveiled a new a Clean Oceans Initiative Fishing Gear Retirement Scheme that coincided […]
Bim’s Taste the Atlantic, Young Chef Ambassador Programme 2022 announced. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, in collaboration with Chef Network Ireland and Fáilte Ireland announced the Taste […]
Irish Seafood economy grows 15% to a record value of €1.26 billion. Strong exports to EU and Asia post-Brexit are a key driver of growth. In its annual Business of […]
870 fishing vessel owners sign up to scheme to adjust their businesses post-Brexit. Ahead of the weekend’s Irish Skipper Expo which took place place in UL Arena, Bord Iascaigh Mhara […]
Irish Skipper Expo 2022 – just one week to go! With just one week to go, Irish Skipper Expo 2022 promises to be a superb showcase for the fishing industry, […]
BIM opens scheme to help Ireland’s inshore sector adjust to post-Brexit trading conditions. A scheme to support Ireland’s inshore fishing sector to adjust their business to the post-Brexit market opened […]
Ireland announces Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme. Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced a support scheme for the inshore fisheries sector to […]
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