Blue Horizon calls for Waterford wind turbine free zone

Blue Horizon - a community group of stakeholders - is calling for all offshore wind projects to located at 22 km from the Waterford coastline.  This would follow the EU approach where the average 'bottom fixed' site is 59km from shore in an…

SeaMonitor research tracks vulnerable marine species

SeaMonitor - a unique research project led by the Loughs Agency launched in 2019 - is studying  the seas around Ireland and west of Scotland using Europe’s ‘largest fish counter’. The project – which is supported by eight marine…

Fisheries Control Agency appoints Irish executive director

Dr Susan Steele, executive chair of the Sea-fisheries Protection Authority since 2013, has been appointed as executive director of the European Fisheries Control Agency for a five-year period. Under the supervision of an administrative board,…

Safety at sea survey for fishers and fish farmers

BIM, Ireland's seafood development agency, has commissioned the independent research agency, Red C, to undertake a survey to better understand behaviour and attitudes towards safety at sea among Ireland's fishers and fish farmers. The online,…

Commission revokes Ireland’s fish weighing derogation

The European Commission has revoked its derogation of Ireland's control plan for weighing fishery products in accordance with a 2009 European Council regulation. In 2012, the Commission approved Ireland's 'control plan' to weigh fishery products…
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Action plan for seafood, agri-food and forestry sectors

A seventy-five point action plan 'to develop a sustainable, innovative and competitive agri-food,  forestry and seafood sector' is identified in a Statement of Strategy (2021-2024). Launching the plan, Minister for Agriculture, Food and…
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INFOMAR 2021 seabed mapping activities

INFOMAR will undertake hydrographic and geophysical seabed mapping activities in the Celtic Sea and Atlantic Ocean between April and October 2021. The INFOMAR Programme (Integrated Mapping for the Sustainable Development of Irelands Marine…

Harvesting rainwater to green seafood processing

BIM, Ireland's Seafood Development Agency is hosting a rainwater harvesting webinar (March 25) for seafood processing businesses, to examine the benefits of installing rainwater harvesting systems to improve water management reduce water costs…

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…