News on Irish Rowing, Angling, Waterskiing, Canoeing, Diving and Sea Swimming
Artificial Reef, Tidal Pool and Canoe Trail Plans Among Outdoor Projects To Secure Government Funding
22nd November 2023 Coastal Notes
Scoping the creation of Ireland’s first underwater artificial reef in Mayo’s Killala Bay has received a grant of 50,000 euro as one of a number of outdoor projects approved for funding by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys.…
The Irish arm of the world’s largest farmed salmon producer has applied for an Aquaculture/Foreshore Licence for a proposed facility at Deenish Island in Co Kerry. Silver King Seafoods Ltd, which is wholly owned by Mowi Ireland, is seeking to…
Ireland’s Priorities for 2024 Fishing Opportunities Set Out By Marine Minister
20th November 2023 Fishing
As Afloat reported earlier, Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue, T.D, today attended the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels. The agenda included an initial exchange of views on the proposal for fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and the North Sea…
Irish Marine Minister Highlights Fishing as 'Bedrock of the Rural Economy'
20th November 2023 Fishing
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue T.D, is today attending a meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels where the Council is discussing Council Conclusion on the Long-term Vision for Rural Areas. The Council agreed that support for rural…
‘Realising Ireland’s Maritime Ambition’ - NMCI’s Seafarer’s Conference 2024 is Announced
19th November 2023 Power From the Sea
The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) has announced its third annual Seafarers’ Conference, ‘Realising Ireland’s Maritime Ambition’, which will take place on 22 February 2024 in the Castletroy Park Hotel in Co. Limerick. The conference, sponsored by Simply Blue…
Inland Fisheries Ireland to Provide Over €1m for New River Conservation Projects in 2024
15th November 2023 Angling
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is to provide more than €1 million in new grants to support fish and their habitats in rivers nationwide. IFI’s Habitats and Conservation Scheme funding call for 2024 is now live and expressions of interest can…
Rare Marine Species Public Sightings Appeal Issued by SFPA to Mark Science Week
14th November 2023 Marine Wildlife
Sightings of rare marine species will increase Ireland’s “scientific and biological knowledge bank”, the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has said in an appeal during Science Week. The SFPA says it is encouraging the public - and particularly those in the…
Angelwelt Berlin is the leading trade fair on the trendy topic of angling in Germany and has now established itself as the most popular meeting place for sport and leisure anglers at both national and international level in Germany. This…
Big Wave Surfer Conor Maguire Takes on Mammoth Wall of Water Off Mullaghmore
11th November 2023 Surfing
Stormy weather means fuel for swelling seas off the surfing hot spot of Mullaghmore in Co Sligo. And Irish big wave surfer Conor Maguire was there this week to catch the mammoth walls of water, as RTÉ News reports. Three…
European Spiny Lobster Juveniles Reared in Laboratory Setting by Corsican and French Scientists
11th November 2023 Marine Wildlife
French and Corsican marine scientists have succeeded in rearing juveniles of the vulnerable European spiny lobster. A team from the University of Corsica and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) has achieved what it terms a “scientific and…
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced a €560,000 support package for the Irish fishing fleet segment of 22-28m vessels that targets scallop in the Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and the English Channel. Speaking on Friday (10 November), Minister McConalogue said:…
Goatsbridge Trout Farm to Scale up Production After Completing €1.68m Investment, With Support from BIM
10th November 2023 BIM
Goatsbridge Trout Farm in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, has completed a €1.68 million investment, which will allow it to increase production of its popular trout products and improve efficiencies. The investment, which included a factory extension, upgrading and introducing new state-of-the-art…
An Irish parliamentary committee may summon the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) before it to explain its weighing system, reports Lorna Siggins. This follows a recent parliamentary (Oireachtas) agriculture, food and marine committee debate when Independent TD for Cork South-West…
A unique record of very large fish caught and released by anglers in Ireland over the past 60 years has just been published. The 220-page Irish Specimen Fish Atlas covers 83 various species nationwide. It was compiled by the Irish…
Windsurfers Finn Mellon and Katie McAnena have taken gold in the highly competitive national wave championships in Kerry’s Brandon Bay off Castlegregory, Co Kerry. For McAnena, it is her tenth such win, while Mellon competed against his father, Niall, to…
Kelly Oysters, a multi-award-winning seafood business based in Galway, is set to expand its sales of mussels for the domestic market following a recent investment. The €172,000 investment has been supported by BIM, with €74,844 coming from the Brexit Processing…
