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Britain to reject 18% return of fish caught in UK waters

As a virtual meeting concluded this evening between EU coastal Member States and the Commission's chief negotiator on the latest position regarding a fisheries deal with the UK, reports were circulating that Britain was about to reject a European…
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Agreement on fisheries remains elusive in Brexit talks

With just six weeks until the transition period ends on December 31st, EU-UK Brexit talks resumed in Brussels this week with important issues, including fishing, still to be resolved. As for the negotiations overall, Foreign Affairs Minister,…
Irish mackerel and prawn fisheries are heavily dependent on access to UK waters

Fisheries goes to the wire in Brexit talks

As EU:UK talks enter the final stages to find agreement in time to be ratified by January 1, fisheries remains front and centre despite being a very small contributor to both economic balance sheets. But fisheries is not just about the bottom…

No quota for local boats to fish bluefin tuna in Irish waters

Sinn Féin spokesperson for fisheries has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalgue, to "urgently engage" with his European counterparts to secure a "reasonable share of bluefin tuna quota" set by the International…

Appeal lodged against large boat activity inside six miles

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has lodged an appeal against a High Court decision to allow large vessels fish inside Ireland's six mile zone. In December 2018 following a public consultation in which…
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Marine department urges sectors to be Brexit ready

The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine is appealing to Ireland's agri and seafood sectors to be 'Brexit ready' given they will be highly exposed to the impacts. From 1 January 2021, changes for the Irish agri-food industry come…

2022 CFP review: fisheries at a crossroads?

By December 31, 2022, the Commission is required to report to the Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). This is a legal requirement arising from the need to review the derogation to the principle…
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Call for return of 18m boat ban inside six mile zone

In an 'unprecedented' response to a High Court decision to overturn an 18m boat ban from fishing inside the six mile zone, 15 fishing and environmental organisations have collectively called on the marine minister Charlie McConalogue to 'take…

Inshore uncertainty following return of 18m fishing vessels

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed to Ocean Focus it is considering, 'on an urgent basis', implications of a Court order that quashes a ban on fishing vessels over 18m from trawling within Ireland's six nautical…