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Fishing Master Pleads Guilty to Landing Undersized Brown Crab. SFPA Reports Court Decision taken on the 9th January 2025 The Master of a fishing vessel, Brian Leonard, from Co. Dublin, pleaded […]
SFPA Publishes New Fisheries Information Notice on Fishing Vessel Logbook Requirements The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently published a new Fisheries Information Notice (FIN) on European logbook requirements.* Fishing vessels […]
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority Detains Fishing Vessel The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) have yesterday (21st June 2023) detained a fishing vessel, in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for alleged non-compliance […]
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority Issues Information Notice to Trade advising the use of TRACES for Export Health Certification to Great Britain and associated training. In an evolving third country regulatory environment, […]
GALWAY SIGHTING OF ANGELSHARKS – SFPA REMINDS THE PUBLIC OF PROTECTED STATUS OF ANGELSHARKS FOLLOWING GALWAY SIGHTING The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), Ireland’s competent Authority for the enforcement of Sea-Fisheries […]
SFPA Launches Annual Inshore Patrol Programme With a major focus on unlicensed & unregistered activity in 2023 The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority’s (SFPA) has launched its annual inshore fisheries patrol programme […]
SFPA notes conviction of Dingle food business operator fined €5,250 for ‘very serious’ breaches of food safety law and bluefin tuna regulations The food business operator, O Cathain Iasc Teoranta, […]
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 […]
Serious infringement determined for Irish fishing boat. The Independent Determination Panel established under the European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No 318 of 2020) has notified […]
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). […]
Irish roll-out of electronic reporting and recording system. Ireland’s Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) have conducted an eight-week series of engagements with fishers, rolling out enhancements to the Electronic Recording & […]
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority submits Draft Control Plan to EU Commission. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), Ireland’s competent regulatory authority for the implementation of sea-fisheries and sea-food safety legislation, states that […]
Irish restaurants and retailers reminded to serve up legally sourced fish. New research for the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) shows that the source of fish and shellfish and the reputation […]
Interim Irish control plan for weighing of fishery products. Ireland’s Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has confirmed that the European Commission has approved an interim Irish Control Plan for the weighing of fishery […]
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 […]
Ireland’s SFPA welcomes European Court ruling. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has welcomed the ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the SFPA, Ireland’s sea-fisheries regulator, can submit data other than fishermen’s […]
Legality and sustainability key concerns for Irish consumers. – New research for Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority shows most consumers feel more needs to be done to safeguard Ireland’s marine resources – […]
Scientific ‘catch-tag-release’ survey programme opens for charter skippers. Experienced charter skippers can apply for Ireland’s Bluefin tuna scientific survey programme, as scientists confirm that over 1,100 of the largest tuna […]
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 […]
Three Year Strategy Launched by Sea Fisheries Protection Authority Ireland’s Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has launched its latest strategy which sets out its key objectives along with the extensive programme […]
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