State funding to support Irish aquaculture businesses

Twenty-eight aquaculture businesses are to receive almost €2m funding under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme. The grants will support total investment of €4.5m and are co-funded by the exchequer and the EU. The funding…

Funding for mussel and oyster farmers impacted by coronavirus

Ireland’s rope mussel and oyster farmers are to receive financial support in recognition of significant Covid-19 impact in first six months of 2020. Announcing the new support scheme at an IFA Aquaculture webinar (October 22), marine minister…

State support in Ireland’s aquaculture sector

Fifteen aquaculture enterprises are to benefit from €1.2m State aid under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to support over €3m investment. Announcing the package, the new Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Barry Cowen,…

Recruitment underway to Aquaculture Accelerator Programme

Recruitment has begun for this year’s Aquaculture Accelerator Programme (October 5-12) organised by BIM. The two-week programme managed by the aquaculture accelerator, Hatch, and funded under the European Maritime Fisheries Fund, will take…

Improving navigation and safety for mariners

To help simplify and improve local navigation markings for the safety of all marine users, BIM in association with the Commissioners of Irish Lights has launched a new standard operating procedure. In conjunction with the aquaculture industry,…

Silence deafens fishermen over salmon farm licence application

Fishermen on Cape Clear island off the south coast of Ireland have challenged the government's 'inaction' on their application for a salmon farm that would provide an 'economic lifeline'.

Norway-Ireland aquaculture dialogue

Representatives from Ireland’s aquaculture sector, Dáil deputies and media, gathered at the invitation of the Norwegian Ambassador in association with the Irish Farmers’ Association for the launch (26/11) of the Aquaculture Dialogue Norway-Ireland. Ambassador…

Irish organic salmon producer tops sustainability table

Ireland's leading organic salmon producer MOWI has topped the FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk & Return) Protein Producer Index for the second consecutive year. FAIRR is a collaborative network that raises awareness of how some the…

MPI unveils the ‘JetMaster’ prototype at AquaNor 2019

As well as displaying the world’s fastest remote-controlled automated farm cage cleaning robots at this year’s AquaNor exhibition in Trondheim, Norway (August 20th – 23rd), aquaculture cage washing experts Multi Pump Innovation (MPI) have…