Fishing Industry News
PelAC calls on EU Commission to take action on overfishing mackerel
The Pelagic Advisory Council (PelAC) written to the Director-General of DG MARE, Charlina Vitcheva asking that the EU Commission …
Baltic Sea: AGRIFISH Council agrees catch limits for 2022
Today, the EU’s farming and fisheries ministers reached a political agreement on next year’s total allowable catches (TACs) and …
Results from the AGRIFISH Council meeting 11 October 2021
The results from today’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting has been announced …
Task Force Report recommends decommissioning 26% of Irish Whitefish Fleet
The Seafood Sector Task Force Report has recommended a Voluntary Permanent Cessation scheme for the whitefish …
Seafood Sector Task Force recommendations on Burden Sharing
The Seafood Sector Task Force has issued their recommendations on burden sharing in their report published today …
Minister McConalogue welcomes Report of Seafood Sector Task Force
“Navigating Change – The way forward for our Seafood Sector in the wake of the EU/UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement”
Norwegian mackerel fleet records improvement in catches for Week 40
The Norwegian mackerel fleet experienced better catches last week with 10,400 tonnes recorded, a big increase on the …
Direct Seafoods named MSC Fresh Fish Food Service Supplier Of The Year
Direct Seafoods is proud to have won the Marine Stewardship Council Award for Fresh Fish Food Service Supplier of the Year 2021
Kingston requests Garda Commissioner to investigate Serious Misconduct in MCIB
Michael Kingston has written to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris with a request for the force to investigate Serious …
Norwegian Trade Secretary points out flaws in EU position over Svalbard
“Lawyer Torben Foss criticises Norway’s determination of cod quotas for EU vessels in the Fisheries Protection Zone …
Poots launches £1.9million Fisheries Grants support scheme
Fisheries Minister Edwin Poots MLA has launched a grants support scheme for local fishing businesses worth £1.9million …
Welsh fishermen tackle Marine Plastic and Climate Change
Globally only 9% of plastic waste is recycled; 12% is incinerated, whilst the remaining 79% is either sent to landfill, …
Karstensens Shipyard signs contract to deliver new seine-netter POLARBRIS
Shipowner Kjell-Gunnar Hoddevik and partners Johnny Årvik and Jan-Ove Langeland of the shipping company Polarbris AS …