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Garmin, a leading technology company, has launched its ECHOMAP™ Ultra 2 chartplotter series designed with advanced features for inland and nearshore anglers. Offering a 10- or 12-inch sunlight-readable touchscreen with keyed assist, they put UHD scanning sonar, support for Garmin…
The Irish aquaculture sector has shown significant growth and sustained employment opportunities, according to the Annual Aquaculture Report for 2022 published by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). Despite a reduction in the number of Production Units (PUs) due to consolidation within…
State Aid Approval for €25.6m Liquidity Aid Scheme for the Pelagic Segment of the Irish Fishing Fleet
27th October 2023 Fishing
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced a €25.6 million support package for the Irish pelagic fisheries sector. The Pelagic Fisheries Support Scheme, funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund, will compensate owners of Refrigerated Sea Water (RSW) pelagic vessels and…
Time Flies: IFI Displays Salmon Flies Collection in Cork 121 Years After First Exhibition
27th October 2023 Angling
Traditional Irish salmon flies commissioned 121 years ago for the Cork International Exhibition in 1902 will now feature in a new museum display on the same site in Cork. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), custodians of the vintage collection, released an…
Following a recent MCIB report into a serious deck accident aboard a fishing vessel in Dingle Bay last year, the Department of Transport has published a Marine Notice reminding mariners of the dangers of fishing alone. The MCIB report explains…
On-going efforts by fishermen to reduce their environmental impact, increase their efficiency and contribute to scientific data collection are continuing to enhance the sustainability credentials of seafood, Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has claimed. The major Donegal-based fishing group is also looking…
Local anglers have said it could take years for stocks to recover after a major fish kill in a Northern Ireland river. According to BBC News, it’s believed hundreds of juvenile salmon were lost as a result of a slurry…
Sea Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) officers recorded an 18% increase in fishing vessel inspection activity last year, the State regulator reports. A total of 1,903 fishing vessel inspections were conducted in 2022, which marked an 18% increase in inspection activity…
Marine Minister Calls to Reopen Discussions on Internal Allocation of EU Bluefin Tuna Quota
23rd October 2023 Fishing
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue attended the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Luxembourg on Monday (23 October) where there were a number of important fisheries items on the agenda. Among those were an exchange of views on the EU priorities for…
Award-winning Co. Louth seafood company, Morgan’s Fine Fish, has completed a €270,000 investment to make it more energy-efficient and competitive in an increasingly tough market. The investment has been supported with funding of almost €100,000 from the Brexit Processing Capital…
More Than Half of Ireland’s Bathing Waters Affected by Swimming Restrictions This Summer
22nd October 2023 Sea Swim
More than half of Ireland’s bathing waters were affected by swimming bans this past summer, an investigation by Noteworthy has revealed. While four in five coastal and inland bathing spots were classed as excellent in 2022, that statistic runs counter…
Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Chief Executive Sean O'Donoghue to Retire At End of Year
22nd October 2023 Fishing
Sean O’Donoghue, the long-standing chief executive of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), is to retire at the end of this year. KFO chairman Ciarán Doherty said that O’Donoghue had “left a remarkable legacy and navigated a series of challenges and…
The Norwegian coastguard has detained two Irish fishing vessels. The two 37-metre-long vessels had steamed from West Cork to fish for an Irish quota of Atlanto-Scandian herring in Norwegian waters. Danish website FiskerForum reports that the Norwegian authorities declined to…
An Irish aquatech company which has developed cutting-edge technology to provide a groundbreaking solution to measuring nitrate in water has been announced as the winner of the inaugural BIM Aquatech Business of the Year. Aquamonitrix, based in Carlow, delivers a…
Joint Seafood Submission on South Coast Offshore Wind Warns of Spatial Squeeze
20th October 2023 Marine Planning
If Government targets on offshore wind are met by 2050, Ireland’s seas will have turbines stretching for at least twice the length of Ireland, according to calculations by a group of seafood organisations. A submission to the Department of Environment…
Where Are the Innovators in Ireland's Aquatech Sector - BIM Conference in Kerry
19th October 2023 BIM
Ireland’s potential in “aquatech” is the theme of a Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) conference in Kerry today, when one of the keynote speakers will ask why there has been no innovation in this area here in the last two decades.…
