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The Key Yachting team will exhibit Nautitech and Grand Soleil among the eighty new boats on display at the UK's South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show 2024 at Ocean Village, Southampton, from Friday, 19 April 2024, to Sunday, 21 April 2024.

This is an ideal opportunity for serious buyers who want to experience a high-quality range of boats in stunning surroundings.

The show will feature the marine industry's most exciting and innovative global power and sail brands and an extensive range of ancillary services, such as associated gear, finance, and insurance.

The Key Yachting team will be at the show facilitating viewings of Nautitech and Grand Soleil, including: 

Grand Soleil 42LC - The Grand Soleil 42 Long Cruise is the new model in the Blue Water range: Comfort, large spaces on board and autonomy in navigation distinguish this new twelve-metre hullGrand Soleil 42LC - The Grand Soleil 42 Long Cruise is the new model in the Blue Water range: Comfort, large spaces on board and autonomy in navigation distinguish this new twelve-metre hull

N44 OPEN - Multihull European Yacht of the Year in 2023. With enhanced performance and a sharp look, the Nautitech 44 Open is on top of its classN44 OPEN - Multihull European Yacht of the Year in 2023. With enhanced performance and a sharp look, the Nautitech 44 Open is on top of its class

N40 OPEN Visit the new and improved 'Millesime' version of the 40 Open, sailing since 2023. This N40 is currently on brokerage and available at a special show price, ready to sail away!N40 OPEN Visit the new and improved 'Millesime' version of the 40 Open, sailing since 2023. This N40 is currently on brokerage and available at a special show price, ready to sail away!

For any queries, please get in touch with Bill Stringer at [email protected]

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The Key Yachting team will be at the South Coast Boat Show in Southampton this weekend, displaying the newest models from Nautitech Catamarans and J/Boats.

The South Coast Boat Show will be open from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 April in Southampton’s Ocean Village Marina.

This year the South Coast and Green Tech Boat Shows will be combined for the first time so there will be plenty to see — including the latest from J/Boats and Nautitech.

The Nautitech 44 Open catamaranThe Nautitech 44 Open catamaran, marketed in Ireland and the UK by Key Yachting

The 2023 show will see the UK and Ireland premiere of the Nautitech 44 Open. It was recently awarded European Yacht of the Year 2023 in the Multihull category and was named among SAIL Magazine’s Top 10 Boats for 2023.

The Nautitech 44 showing in Southampton is straight from the Nautitech Shipyard in La Rochelle — don’t miss the chance to see this fantastic new performance catamaran in the UK.

Leading-edge hull design meets refined interior design in the new J/45 from J/Boats, marketed in Ireland and the UK by Key YachtingLeading-edge hull design meets refined interior design in the new J/45 from J/Boats, marketed in Ireland and the UK by Key Yachting

In addition, the first British J/45 will be displayed at the show. Hull #5 has a three-cabin, two-head layout and has just recently been commissioned in Hamble.

The new J/45’s leading-edge hull design meets refined interior design to raise the bar on cruising comfort and performance like no J before it.

Key Yachting is expecting a high level of interest and appointment slots for both the J/45 and N44 are filling up so we recommend making an appointment in advance to be able to get onboard.

There are regular direct flights from Dublin to Southampton with Aer Lingus and the Ocean Village is a short taxi ride from the airport so getting to the show is easy.

Tickets for the event are free but do need to be booked online. Viewing appointments can be booked via the Exhibitors page or by contacting Irish agent Mark Mansfield at [email protected] or +353 87 250 6838.

The Kay Yachting team will also be available to discuss any other models from Nautitech and J/Boats along with other brands Grand Soleil Yachts and Tofinou.

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Mark Mansfield, Key Yachting agent for Ireland, reports very high interest levels in the four yachts on show at Southampton Boat Show from Key Yachting's four different brands.

Key Yachting is the agent for J Boats, Grand Soleil, Nautitech Catamarans and Tofinou dayboats.

On display is the Nautitech 46 Catamaran, sold this year to an Irish client, and is based in Schull, West Cork (see photo above).

The featured Grand Soleil 42LC in Southampton is a long-distance comfortable cruiser.

The J/99 from J Boats is similar to the winning Sovereigns Cup J/99, Snapshot.

Finally, Key Yachting is also exhibiting the beautiful Tofinou 10 daysailer.

The show concludes next Sunday, so there is still time for Interested Irish clients to fly over and book a visit on one of these models listed above.

For further information on the above or any of the Key Yachting ranges, contact Mark Mansfield at [email protected] or 00353 87 2506838.

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Britain's biggest boating festival, the Southampton International Boat Show at Mayflower Park, is coming soon, 10-19 September 2021. With Government travel restrictions having lifted, those double-vaccinated can enjoy a trip "abroad" by visiting Southampton, which is currently competing for the UK City of Culture award 2025.

The show features everything the leisure marine industry has to offer. Ranging from paddleboards to superyachts and all the products and services you need to enjoy life in, on or around the water – you will find it at the show.

The Key Yachting team will proudly showcase three exceptional boats for this year's event, the Nautitech Open 46 (4 cabins), J/99 and Grand Soleil 42 LC (2 cabins).

The Nautitech Open 46 (4 cabins) is an excellent catamaran offering cruise, volume, speed, comfort, and a sleek and elegant design. The living room and the cockpit have been merged to gain space - it's the essence of the "Open" concept. The living room of the Open 46 offers beautiful volumes, like an invitation to enjoy daily life in an exquisite and warm atmosphere. The interior is chic, made of dark wood with bright natural light and neat details in stainless steel. Come and be inspired by this elegant boat.

Nautitech 46Nautitech 46 Photo: Nautitech Boats.com

The J/99 does it all - combining excellent sailing performance and stability with below-decks comfort in a boat that just one or two people can sail. The deck layout and sail plan are optimised for easy handling, while the roomy cockpit accommodates 8+ for fun day sailing. Want to jump into the next adventure-style overnight race or cruise rally and can't find crew? No problem. The J/99 will reward you with easy, high-speed sailing, whether solo, twin, or with the whole gang.

J/99 Snapshot J/99 Snapshot Photo:Bob Bateman

The J/99 is a standout and a new boat into Ireland, with "Snapshot" owned by Michael and Richard Evans winning its class in a competitive fleet at the Sovereigns Cup 2021, one of Ireland's biggest regattas.

The Grand Soleil 42 LC (2 cabin) is a model of the Blue Water line. This boat offers comfort, generous spaces and sailing autonomy. The 42 LC is available in two versions: standard or sport. The former is equipped with aft benches and a carbon arch over the cockpit, designed to keep this area free of the mainsheet traveller. This boat is a fantastic pedigree and a premium brand, always offering good performance and speed, even in cruising models.

Grand Soleil LC42Grand Soleil LC42 Photo: Grand Soleil

The Southampton International Boat Show organisers have taken Covid precautions seriously and added new features and more space – making the show bigger and better than ever before.

If you are looking for some sailing inspiration, to enjoy some social time, fine dining, or just the opportunity to attend a real-life event, then this is a show not to miss.

Come and say hello to Mark Mansfield, our Key Yachting Irish agent. Mark is a top-level competitive sailor, and his experience includes competing in four Olympics from 1992-2004 and has been professionally sailing and consulting since 2015. Book a meeting for the show now.

Tel: +353 87 2506838 and email: [email protected]

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The 44 Open is the natural evolution of the Nautitech line, a new advanced design that redefines, once again, the standard on bluewater cruising boats.

A new addition to the already successful Nautitech range of catamarans, the 44 Open promises to give you everything you are looking for in the dream catamaran for your sailing adventures!

Designed by and built for sailors, Nautitech has developed this new model following extensive research and collaboration with multihull owners and dealers, incorporating the exciting new innovations the catamaran market is calling out for!

Nautitech 44 Open

Focusing on a combination of comfort and performance there are a wide range of options available to suit your needs, style and sailing plans.

Nautitech 44 Open interior

For the performance-orientated there is the option of a genoa to replace the standard self-tacking jib, carbon mast and bowsprit for gennakers, spinnakers or a Code 0.

For those with circumnavigation in mind a wide array of energy options including up to 1760W of solar panels, lithium battery upgrade and the exciting new 'SMART ROOM' configuration, giving a unique space which could be your workshop, your utility room or simply storage for you sailing kit, paddleboards and everything you collect on your journey!

If cruising in style is more your thing, there is the choice of Walnut interior or an optional light oak finish and a range of upholstery choices, allowing you to customise your catamaran to suit you!

Nautitech 44 Open interior

Nautitech 400 Open

You have the choice of 4 layouts ranging from 4 cabins with 2 heads, to a 2 cabin boat with 2 heads plus the unique MY SMART ROOM.

To discuss all the available options and start configuring your dream boat today, contact Key Yachting Irish agent Mark Mansfield on [email protected] or call on 00 353 87 2506838

Nautitech 44 Open

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The latest Nautitech 40 Catamaran video release describes how catamarans are becoming more popular in Northern Europe, not just in warmer climates.

Mark Mansfield is the Irish Agent for Key Yachting, whose brands include Nautitech Catamarans.

In the video interview below between Journalist Matt Sheehan and Key Yachting's Hannah Le Provest at Southampton's recent South Coast Boat Show, they discuss how these new styles of catamarans are becoming very popular in the UK and Ireland. A new 46-foot Nautitech version will be arriving into Ireland soon.

Whether discovering the quiet Bays of West Cork and Kerry or further afield to the Scottish Firths, the steadiness of a catamaran under sail, allied to the massive interior volume, is finding a lot of support, particularly among couples and families.

Key Yachting is also Agents for J Boats, Grand Soleil and Tofinou. For further information and enquiries, contact Mark Mansfield at [email protected] Tel: 00 353 87 2506838

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Mark Mansfield, Nautitech Catamarans agent for Ireland is highlighting a new video interview with a Nautitech Catamaran client who has decided to spend a considerable period aboard his new Nautitech 40 Catamaran.

Key Yachting spoke to Rowan Gormley in Grenada West Indies on his Nautitech 40 Open PoléPolé. “We plan to be on board for six months which means you really want living space. It’s just unbeatable for the outdoor lifestyle - the perfect amount of outdoor space - unrivalled.

Nautitech 40 interiorNautitech 40 interior - Deck, cockpit and saloon are on one flush deck level, but that’s not all that makes the 40 Open so unique. It is the epitome of elegance, very light and comfortable

The Nautitech 40 open catamaran can be purchased with four double cabins, two in each hull, or an owners version where one full Hull is taken up by an owners cabin, with two cabins in the other Hull.

Nautitech 40 interior layoutNautitech 40 interior layout

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For further details contact Mark Mansfield at [email protected] or at 00 353 87 2506838

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Get on the water this summer on this beautiful Nautitech 46 Fly for under €584,000.

A 2020 stock boat, this hull was displayed at the Dusseldorf Boat Show and is now lying in Breskens, Netherlands awaiting its new owner.

The boat is a three cabin version, with a private owners cabin with en suite heads and a separate shower cabin in the port hull and 2 generous double guest cabins to starboard each with an en suite head with shower. Sliding doors at the companionway to each hull give privacy to both owners and guests; convening in a sociable and open saloon and galley, leading out through large glass sliding doors to the cockpit.

She comes fitted with a range of options that will allow for long-distance passages and comfortable cruising. Including upgraded 50hp Volvo Penta engines and folding props, 55 L freezer, full cockpit enclosure and the B&G advanced navigation pack. You can also relax comfortably on the foredeck lounge; with removable cushions and pop-up lights included.

The Flybridge gives an elevated helm position, alongside a spacious seating area to relax and enjoy while sailing or when moored under the protection of the stainless steel bimini with canvas cover. All controls are within easy reach of the helm and the in-mast furling with the addition of an electric main halyard winch makes this boat easy to sail. Also benefiting from a self-tacking Solent jib on furler and with an installed bowsprit a gennaker or Code 0 sail can also be used.

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To discuss further please call Mark Mansfield at 087 250 6838 or email at [email protected]

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Mark Mansfield, Irish agent for Nautitech Catamarans, advises on the cancellation of April's Le Grand Motte Multihull Show and that an option to test sail versions in Hamble is available.

While we might not be able to see you at the show this time, we have both the Nautitech 40 and 46 Open available to test sail in Hamble, so please do contact us to make an appointment.

Key Yachting also has a new model Nautitech 46 Open available for immediate delivery in the UK and 2015 Nautitech 40 Open, lying in Kas, Turkey ready to sail away with a full inventory included.

Key Yachting became the UK distributor for Nautitech in 2012 and now sell more Nautitech's to private individuals than any other dealer. 

40 Open

The Nautitech Open 40 (pictured at top)  is perfectly suited for double-handed long-distance sailing. Featuring a spacious owner's hull including a large double bed, desk area and en suite heads. Two generous guest cabins in the starboard hull have their own shared heads and shower, giving both owner and guests their own private space aboard. The comfortable sociable saloon and cockpit area are ideal for entertaining.The Nautitech 40 Open is also available with four cabins.

46 Open

Nautitech 46 openNautitech 46 Open

The Nautitech 46 Open was the first boat which takes advantage of Nautitech's new construction technique; using a single mould to further increase the rigidity and stability of the hull. With a spacious aft-facing galley, L-shaped sofa and a full sit-down chart table with a good view out of the panoramic windows. The high-quality walnut woodwork gives a modern and luxurious feeling to the 3-cabin interior, designed for both privacy and social gatherings. The Nautitech 46 Open is also available with four cabins.

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Nautitech 46 TurkeyNautitech 46 available

Nautitech 46 available for immediate delivery!

Now listed at €498,000.00 (ex VAT). Amazing value and you will be sailing this season!

This boat is a 3 cabin version, with a private owners cabin with en suite heads and a separate shower cabin in the port hull and 2 generous double guest cabins to starboard each with an en suite heads with shower. Sliding doors at the companionway to each hull give privacy to both owners and guests; convening in a sociable and open saloon and galley, leading out through large glass sliding doors to the cockpit. More details

2015 Nautitech 40 Open

Nautitech 20152015 Nautitech 40 Open

This well-presented 2015 Nautitech 40 Open has had one owner from new and has always been privately used. The three-cabin "Owners layout" offers ultimate flexibility of interior and exterior space. the port hull houses the owner's cabin with a large double and ensuite heads and shower. The starboard hull has 2 double guest cabins with shared heads and shower, all 3 cabins have ample storage space and the privacy of separate living areas.

Currently located in Kas, Turkey, this boat is ready to sail with a full inventory included. More details

To book your viewing or demo sail of a Nautitech Catamaran, please contact Mark Mansfield, Key Yachting Ireland Agent.

Mark Mansfield Mobile: +353 87 2506838

Email: [email protected]

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Mark Mansfield, Irish Agent for Nautitech Catamarans, as well as J Boats, Grand Soleil, and Tofinou, outlines the models that will be on show from their four ranges.

From Nautitech Catamarans, we’ll welcome you on board the fabulous 46 Flybridge. This is the smallest cat on the market to display a full flybridge, making it unique in the marketplace. Models in The Nautitech range are available within three to four months allowing for a Spring delivery to new owners.

Catamarans offer unrivalled comfort on long passages, making them a superb choice for couples and families alike. The Nautitech range, which falls towards the performance end of the cruising catamarans market, is designed with open plan living in mind. The cockpit, galley, and saloon are one sociable living space, all on one level. The standard setup is with twin helms, but the 46 is also available with a flybridge.

46 fly photoInterior of Nautitech 46 Flybridge

Dusseldorf Boat Show: 18th – 26th January, 10 am – 6 pm

Düsseldorf is a firm fixture in the Key Yachting boat show calendar. All four of our brilliant brands attend, and each year we meet with an increased number of UK and Irish buyers. The show is the biggest of its kind and is well-timed in the year to make that purchase for spring delivery.

Unlike some other brands, most of our yachts can be delivered within three to four months.

Getting to the show is easy, with 80-90 minute flights from most UK airports. Due to the scale of the show, transport around the city is free while the exhibition is on, including a direct shuttle from the airport.

Our team are looking forward to welcoming you to Düsseldorf! To arrange your priority viewing of any of the models on display,

Simply call Mark Mansfield, Irish agent for the four brands. His mobile no is 00 353 87 2506838 or Email [email protected]

J Boats DusseldorfOn the J Boats stand you can discover the legendary J/70, the new J/99, and the incredibly successful J/112E

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Irish Fishing industry 

The Irish Commercial Fishing Industry employs around 11,000 people in fishing, processing and ancillary services such as sales and marketing. The industry is worth about €1.22 billion annually to the Irish economy. Irish fisheries products are exported all over the world as far as Africa, Japan and China.

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Over 16,000 people are employed directly or indirectly around the coast, working on over 2,000 registered fishing vessels, in over 160 seafood processing businesses and in 278 aquaculture production units, according to the State's sea fisheries development body Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).

All activities that are concerned with growing, catching, processing or transporting fish are part of the commercial fishing industry, the development of which is overseen by BIM. Recreational fishing, as in angling at sea or inland, is the responsibility of Inland Fisheries Ireland.

The Irish fishing industry is valued at 1.22 billion euro in gross domestic product (GDP), according to 2019 figures issued by BIM. Only 179 of Ireland's 2,000 vessels are over 18 metres in length. Where does Irish commercially caught fish come from? Irish fish and shellfish is caught or cultivated within the 200-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but Irish fishing grounds are part of the common EU "blue" pond. Commercial fishing is regulated under the terms of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), initiated in 1983 and with ten-yearly reviews.

The total value of seafood landed into Irish ports was 424 million euro in 2019, according to BIM. High value landings identified in 2019 were haddock, hake, monkfish and megrim. Irish vessels also land into foreign ports, while non-Irish vessels land into Irish ports, principally Castletownbere, Co Cork, and Killybegs, Co Donegal.

There are a number of different methods for catching fish, with technological advances meaning skippers have detailed real time information at their disposal. Fisheries are classified as inshore, midwater, pelagic or deep water. Inshore targets species close to shore and in depths of up to 200 metres, and may include trawling and gillnetting and long-lining. Trawling is regarded as "active", while "passive" or less environmentally harmful fishing methods include use of gill nets, long lines, traps and pots. Pelagic fisheries focus on species which swim close to the surface and up to depths of 200 metres, including migratory mackerel, and tuna, and methods for catching include pair trawling, purse seining, trolling and longlining. Midwater fisheries target species at depths of around 200 metres, using trawling, longlining and jigging. Deepwater fisheries mainly use trawling for species which are found at depths of over 600 metres.

There are several segments for different catching methods in the registered Irish fleet – the largest segment being polyvalent or multi-purpose vessels using several types of gear which may be active and passive. The polyvalent segment ranges from small inshore vessels engaged in netting and potting to medium and larger vessels targeting whitefish, pelagic (herring, mackerel, horse mackerel and blue whiting) species and bivalve molluscs. The refrigerated seawater (RSW) pelagic segment is engaged mainly in fishing for herring, mackerel, horse mackerel and blue whiting only. The beam trawling segment focuses on flatfish such as sole and plaice. The aquaculture segment is exclusively for managing, developing and servicing fish farming areas and can collect spat from wild mussel stocks.

The top 20 species landed by value in 2019 were mackerel (78 million euro); Dublin Bay prawn (59 million euro); horse mackerel (17 million euro); monkfish (17 million euro); brown crab (16 million euro); hake (11 million euro); blue whiting (10 million euro); megrim (10 million euro); haddock (9 million euro); tuna (7 million euro); scallop (6 million euro); whelk (5 million euro); whiting (4 million euro); sprat (3 million euro); herring (3 million euro); lobster (2 million euro); turbot (2 million euro); cod (2 million euro); boarfish (2 million euro).

Ireland has approximately 220 million acres of marine territory, rich in marine biodiversity. A marine biodiversity scheme under Ireland's operational programme, which is co-funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the Government, aims to reduce the impact of fisheries and aquaculture on the marine environment, including avoidance and reduction of unwanted catch.

EU fisheries ministers hold an annual pre-Christmas council in Brussels to decide on total allowable catches and quotas for the following year. This is based on advice from scientific bodies such as the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. In Ireland's case, the State's Marine Institute publishes an annual "stock book" which provides the most up to date stock status and scientific advice on over 60 fish stocks exploited by the Irish fleet. Total allowable catches are supplemented by various technical measures to control effort, such as the size of net mesh for various species.

The west Cork harbour of Castletownbere is Ireland's biggest whitefish port. Killybegs, Co Donegal is the most important port for pelagic (herring, mackerel, blue whiting) landings. Fish are also landed into Dingle, Co Kerry, Rossaveal, Co Galway, Howth, Co Dublin and Dunmore East, Co Waterford, Union Hall, Co Cork, Greencastle, Co Donegal, and Clogherhead, Co Louth. The busiest Northern Irish ports are Portavogie, Ardglass and Kilkeel, Co Down.

Yes, EU quotas are allocated to other fleets within the Irish EEZ, and Ireland has long been a transhipment point for fish caught by the Spanish whitefish fleet in particular. Dingle, Co Kerry has seen an increase in foreign landings, as has Castletownbere. The west Cork port recorded foreign landings of 36 million euro or 48 per cent in 2019, and has long been nicknamed the "peseta" port, due to the presence of Spanish-owned transhipment plant, Eiranova, on Dinish island.

Most fish and shellfish caught or cultivated in Irish waters is for the export market, and this was hit hard from the early stages of this year's Covid-19 pandemic. The EU, Asia and Britain are the main export markets, while the middle Eastern market is also developing and the African market has seen a fall in value and volume, according to figures for 2019 issued by BIM.

Fish was once a penitential food, eaten for religious reasons every Friday. BIM has worked hard over several decades to develop its appeal. Ireland is not like Spain – our land is too good to transform us into a nation of fish eaters, but the obvious health benefits are seeing a growth in demand. Seafood retail sales rose by one per cent in 2019 to 300 million euro. Salmon and cod remain the most popular species, while BIM reports an increase in sales of haddock, trout and the pangasius or freshwater catfish which is cultivated primarily in Vietnam and Cambodia and imported by supermarkets here.

The EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), initiated in 1983, pooled marine resources – with Ireland having some of the richest grounds and one of the largest sea areas at the time, but only receiving four per cent of allocated catch by a quota system. A system known as the "Hague Preferences" did recognise the need to safeguard the particular needs of regions where local populations are especially dependent on fisheries and related activities. The State's Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, based in Clonakilty, Co Cork, works with the Naval Service on administering the EU CFP. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine and Department of Transport regulate licensing and training requirements, while the Marine Survey Office is responsible for the implementation of all national and international legislation in relation to safety of shipping and the prevention of pollution.

Yes, a range of certificates of competency are required for skippers and crew. Training is the remit of BIM, which runs two national fisheries colleges at Greencastle, Co Donegal and Castletownbere, Co Cork. There have been calls for the colleges to be incorporated into the third-level structure of education, with qualifications recognised as such.

Safety is always an issue, in spite of technological improvements, as fishing is a hazardous occupation and climate change is having its impact on the severity of storms at sea. Fishing skippers and crews are required to hold a number of certificates of competency, including safety and navigation, and wearing of personal flotation devices is a legal requirement. Accidents come under the remit of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board, and the Health and Safety Authority. The MCIB does not find fault or blame, but will make recommendations to the Minister for Transport to avoid a recurrence of incidents.

Fish are part of a marine ecosystem and an integral part of the marine food web. Changing climate is having a negative impact on the health of the oceans, and there have been more frequent reports of warmer water species being caught further and further north in Irish waters.

Brexit, Covid 19, EU policies and safety – Britain is a key market for Irish seafood, and 38 per cent of the Irish catch is taken from the waters around its coast. Ireland's top two species – mackerel and prawns - are 60 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively, dependent on British waters. Also, there are serious fears within the Irish industry about the impact of EU vessels, should they be expelled from British waters, opting to focus even more efforts on Ireland's rich marine resource. Covid-19 has forced closure of international seafood markets, with high value fish sold to restaurants taking a large hit. A temporary tie-up support scheme for whitefish vessels introduced for the summer of 2020 was condemned by industry organisations as "designed to fail".

Sources: Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Marine Institute, Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Department of Transport © Afloat 2020