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The Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has recommended that the Minister for Transport should consider introducing regulations specific to the installation and operation of articulated hydraulic deck cranes on fishing vessels. The MCIB recommendation is one of a number issued…
Swim Ireland says it is creating a panel of qualified and experienced swimming teacher and coaches as part of its plan to create “an island of swimmers” “As part of our Strategic Plan 2022-26, Swim Ireland is emphasising the focus…
Open water swimmer and author Nuala Moore is one of a number of Irish nominees in the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) awards. Irish para swimmers Nicola Doran and Patricia Heffernan, Leinster-based swimmer Brianna Jackson and senior male swimmer…
Tributes have been paid to the late Professor Ray Bates, a leading Irish and international meteorologist who was from a well-known Co Wexford family involved in fishing and marine science. Met Éireann has said he was a pioneer in several…
This year will see divers join in beach clean efforts in Ireland for the first time, using their skills to find and remove discarded fishing gear also known as ‘ghost nets’ from around the coast. According to the Irish Examiner,…
An aquaculture start-up is celebrating the launch of its first seaweed farm in Connemara, as vegan business magazine Vegconomist reports. US-based Sea&Believe develops ingredients for food and cosmetics using Palmaria palmata, a red seaweed more commonly known as dillisk or…
A crisis hitting the Irish inshore fishing sector will be outlined at an Oireachtas parliamentary committee this evening (Wednesday, Jan. 24). Representatives from the National Inshore Fishermen's Association (NIFA) will address members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has launched a new national recruitment drive to hire 52 temporary staff. IFI’s seasonal fisheries officers and seasonal fisheries assistants are to be deployed across 15 counties from April to September. Starting salaries of €29,053 per…
History was made at the world’s oldest yacht club last night when Annamarie Fegan became the first female admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club. Fegan, who was a coastal rower before she took up sailing later in life, had…
Irish fishing industry organisations have called on Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue and his officials to “come clean” on the exact nature of talks between the EU and Iceland on fisheries. In a joint statement, the Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation…
Carrigaholt on the south-facing shore of the Outer Shannon Estuary is one of the sweetest places in all Clare, a refreshingly leisurely contrast to the over-busy northwest of the county, where the once tiny port of Doolin finds itself swamped…
Following the launch of the Isle of Wight’s first oyster regeneration project in October last year, the United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) has now made it part of the sustainability modules on its education courses. UKSA worked in partnership with…
Donegal mountaineer Jason Black and rowing partner Neil Glover have been rescued by a merchant shipping vessel at the request of the Tenerife Coast Guard after storm conditions damaged their vessel during an Atlantic row. The organisers of the C-Map…
On Thursday (18 January) an energetic mix of family, friends and supporters gathered in eager anticipation for the arrival of the first runners-up in the World’s Toughest Row – Atlantic 2023 at the historic Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua’s English Harbour. Among the…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) investigated a serious fish kill incident that occurred on 3 September 2021 at the Glore River in Kiltimagh, Co Mayo, as previously reported on Afloat.ie. IFI’s investigation led to the instigation of legal proceedings against Uisce…
Offshore renewable energy and its impact on Irish aquaculture and the implications of the Nature Restoration Law are among themes for this year’s annual Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) aquaculture conference next month. An update from Department of Agriculture, Food and…