Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency
![John Power as a young Kilmore Quay fisherman in the wheelhouse of the ‘Girl Ann’ John Power as a young Kilmore Quay fisherman in the wheelhouse of the ‘Girl Ann’](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vLYfAFz3Uac/s/848/I0000vLYfAFz3Uac.jpg)
Tributes have been made to Wexford fisherman, writer, researcher, maritime historian and community activist John Power, who died last month aged 90. The Sunday Independent reports that the RNLI’s Kilmore Quay lifeboat station has described his knowledge of maritime history…
![An inshore fishing boat on Dublin Bay. The National Inshore Fishermen’s Association (NIFA) has given a qualified welcome to a new support scheme for the inshore fleet An inshore fishing boat on Dublin Bay. The National Inshore Fishermen’s Association (NIFA) has given a qualified welcome to a new support scheme for the inshore fleet](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YJuJuTp1WnE/s/848/I0000YJuJuTp1WnE.jpg)
The National Inshore Fishermen’s Association (NIFA) has given a qualified welcome to a new support scheme for the inshore fleet. Under the scheme announced by Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue, targeted supports may only be approved after a comprehensive assessment…
![A new government scheme to support the Inshore Fishing Fleet proposes payments based on vessel length and will be paid in two instalments, one on completion of each stage of the survey A new government scheme to support the Inshore Fishing Fleet proposes payments based on vessel length and will be paid in two instalments, one on completion of each stage of the survey](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000NTdxE8bjJvA/s/848/I0000NTdxE8bjJvA.jpg)
Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue says he is implementing a new scheme to support and enable the economic development of the inshore fishing fleet. However, targeted support may only be approved after a comprehensive assessment takes place, for which participating…
![Dr Margaret Rae, founder of Konree Innovation Dr Margaret Rae, founder of Konree Innovation](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00003xb4VL5BaHw/s/848/I00003xb4VL5BaHw.jpg)
Galway Marine Tech Company Secures Funding to Tackle Sea Lice in Salmon Farms
11th July 2024 Marine Tech
An Irish aquatech “start-up” is developing technology to detect sea lice in farmed salmon pens. Konree Innovation aims to eliminate the issue of sea lice in salmon and fish farming. The company founded by Dr Margaret Rae participated in Bord…
![BIM's 2024 Taste the Atlantic Young Chef Ambassadors ( l-r): Charlie Ward, Aoife O’Donnell, Ian Harford, Anna O’Leary and Liam Britchfield BIM's 2024 Taste the Atlantic Young Chef Ambassadors ( l-r): Charlie Ward, Aoife O’Donnell, Ian Harford, Anna O’Leary and Liam Britchfield](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UjsVpsoiHow/s/848/I0000UjsVpsoiHow.jpg)
Five young chefs have been selected for the 2024 Taste the Atlantic Young Chef Ambassador programme. The five ambassadors will embark on a four-month programme to familiarise themselves with Ireland's "premium seafood", and the people who produce it along the…
![A liferaft is launched during sea survival pool drills at the the launch of BIM’s new 12 metre Sea Survival Training Pool at the National Fisheries College in Greencastle, Co. Donegal A liferaft is launched during sea survival pool drills at the the launch of BIM’s new 12 metre Sea Survival Training Pool at the National Fisheries College in Greencastle, Co. Donegal](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000i_F44rN0C2Y/s/848/I0000i_F44rN0C2Y.jpg)
New €2.16 Million Sea Survival Training Pool Officially Opened in Greencastle, Co. Donegal
24th May 2024 BIM
The Minister for Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D, has officially opened the new €2.16 million national sea survival training pool at the Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), National Fisheries College of Ireland (NFCI) in Greencastle, Co. Donegal. Minister McConalogue expressed his delight…
![Kim Young and Reinaldo Seco, the couple who run the Misunderstood Heron seafood truck on the Killary fjord in Leenane, Co Galway Kim Young and Reinaldo Seco, the couple who run the Misunderstood Heron seafood truck on the Killary fjord in Leenane, Co Galway](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000tat93IXn2kM/s/848/I0000tat93IXn2kM.jpg)
A popular Connemara seafood aims to grow its business with €63,000 investment supported by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). Kim Young and Reinaldo Seco, the couple who run the Misunderstood Heron seafood truck on the Killary fjord in Leenane, Co Galway,…
![The Pearl of Louth!: Kian Louët Feisser and his wife Mary who have just completed a €530,000 investment, with support from BIM, at their company Carlingford Oyster in Co Louth The Pearl of Louth!: Kian Louët Feisser and his wife Mary who have just completed a €530,000 investment, with support from BIM, at their company Carlingford Oyster in Co Louth](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000GOwdNUm2ZVg/s/767/I0000GOwdNUm2ZVg.jpg)
Carlingford Oyster Company Eyes European Market Growth After Brexit-Related Grant
2nd May 2024 Aquaculture
A Co Louth oyster company has invested €535,000 in an upgrade with the support of a €142,000 grant under the Brexit Sustainable Aquaculture Growth Scheme. The award-winning Carlingford Oyster Company, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, is producing 2,500…
![Robert and Elaine Hayes, owners of seafood business Naughton’s Yard in Kilkee with their vintage 1968 American Airstream trailer which has been converted into a food truck Robert and Elaine Hayes, owners of seafood business Naughton’s Yard in Kilkee with their vintage 1968 American Airstream trailer which has been converted into a food truck](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LjCKQ6QD368/s/767/I0000LjCKQ6QD368.jpg)
A Co Clare couple have invested €850,000 to transform a derelict site in the centre of Kilkee into a seafood destination. Robert and Elaine Hayes recently opened Naughton’s Yard, a development which includes apartments, a café, an art gallery and…
![Adrian and Diane Walsh and their son Kieran of BalllyCotton Seafood Adrian and Diane Walsh and their son Kieran of BalllyCotton Seafood](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000I4DUIiI02EA/s/767/I0000I4DUIiI02EA.jpg)
An east Cork seafood company is to invest over a million euro in an upgrade with grant-aid from a Brexit-related capital support scheme. BalllyCotton Seafood is upgrading its production facilities and improving automation and efficiencies at its headquarters in Garryvoe.…
![Pictured at the announcement of the launch of the 2024 BIM Innovation Studio are, Left to Right: Jessica Giannoumis, Aquatech Community Manager, Hatch Blue; Richard Donnelly, Director of Development and Innovation, BIM; Wayne Murphy, Co-Founder of Hatch Blue; Caroline Bocquel, CEO BIM and Colm Lynch, CEO of Aquamonitrix, winner of the 2023 BIM Aquatech Business of the Year Pictured at the announcement of the launch of the 2024 BIM Innovation Studio are, Left to Right: Jessica Giannoumis, Aquatech Community Manager, Hatch Blue; Richard Donnelly, Director of Development and Innovation, BIM; Wayne Murphy, Co-Founder of Hatch Blue; Caroline Bocquel, CEO BIM and Colm Lynch, CEO of Aquamonitrix, winner of the 2023 BIM Aquatech Business of the Year](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ocD.8cIcq48/s/767/I0000ocD.8cIcq48.jpg)
Aquatech businesses are urged to apply for a new mentoring programme which Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) describes as “groundbreaking”. The sector has just attracted a €15 million investment from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), according to BIM. Minister for…
![BIM conducts an annual online survey inviting all active vessels to submit economic, employment, and operational details for their previous year’s activity BIM conducts an annual online survey inviting all active vessels to submit economic, employment, and operational details for their previous year’s activity](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ChkTb1jJ6iU/s/767/I0000ChkTb1jJ6iU.jpg)
Fishermen in Ireland have responded in record numbers to the latest National Seafood Survey for fisheries, with more than 500 surveys completed by vessel owners, more than double the survey returns from last year and the highest response rate achieved…
![The BIM Aquaculture Remote Classroom The BIM Aquaculture Remote Classroom](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000g_W82DQzKUI/s/635/I0000g_W82DQzKUI.jpg)
Prospective students interested in a marine career will be able to visit an aquaculture “remote classroom” at an Atlantic Technological University (ATU) open day this weekend. The mobile classroom which gives a taste of aquaculture has been developed by Bord…
![Swedish-born Birgitta Curtin and her Irish husband Peter initiated the Burren Smokehouse in 1989. Its products include award-winning cold and hot smoked organic and wild salmon Swedish-born Birgitta Curtin and her Irish husband Peter initiated the Burren Smokehouse in 1989. Its products include award-winning cold and hot smoked organic and wild salmon](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006Ix3bLgyrag/s/767/I00006Ix3bLgyrag.jpg)
The Burren Smokehouse in Co Clare is expanding with a €171,000 investment in new equipment and energy efficiencies, which includes a Brexit-related grant. The artisan food outlet has been approved for grant- aid of €76,900 under the Brexit Processing Capital…
![Simon Kennedy and his wife Kate O'Connor Kennedy, the team behind Killary Fjord Shellfish with the magnificent backdrop of Killary Harbour Simon Kennedy and his wife Kate O'Connor Kennedy, the team behind Killary Fjord Shellfish with the magnificent backdrop of Killary Harbour](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ukj7Gnhqhm0/s/767/I0000ukj7Gnhqhm0.jpg)
A Connemara shellfish business is using Brexit-related grant aid for a new packaging and labelling machine. Killary Fjord Shellfish in Leenane received grant aid of over €16,000 through Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) under the Brexit Sustainable Aquaculture Growth Scheme. The…
![New Ross boatyard owner Michael Kehoe with the new boat hoist installed through the Brexit Blue Economy enterprise development scheme New Ross boatyard owner Michael Kehoe with the new boat hoist installed through the Brexit Blue Economy enterprise development scheme](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000N5fRe6pOIok/s/767/I0000N5fRe6pOIok.jpg)
A Co Wexford boatyard says that a €340,000 investment under the Brexit Blue Economy enterprise development scheme will allow it to work with heavier fishing and leisure vessels for dry dock and repair. New Ross Boat Yard has taken delivery…