Shell to float Emerald offshore wind energy project

Shell has signed an agreement with Irish developer Simply Blue Energy to acquire a 51% share of their Kinsale venture to develop the Emerald Project floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea. The joint venture will be operated by Simply Blue Energy…

Brexit: Ireland faces ‘unfair burden’ of fish quota transfers

At an informal meeting of EU fisheries ministers, Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine highlighted the "disproportionate burden" on Ireland regarding fish quota transfers from the EU to the UK. "Ireland's concerns…
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Irish fish quotas set to drop 15% by 2026

A preliminary analysis report on the reduction of fish quota shares under the EU/UK Trans and Cooperation Agreement shows Ireland will have transferred 15% of its quota by 2026 (€43m) compared to the overall value of Irish quota in 2020. The…

Nationwide survey on fisheries targets coastal communities

Ireland's seafood development agency is extending a nationwide survey by two weeks to determine importance of fisheries to families and coastal communities. To date, 14% of Ireland's 1,400 under-10m inshore vessels have completed the survey. …
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Seven Irish ports designated for NI fishing vessel landings

Designated landing ports for UK registered, Northern Ireland fishing vessels, has increased to seven, with the addition of Ros a Mhil, Howth, Greencastle, Rathmullen and Burtonport. These ports join Killybegs and Castletownbere for landings…
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Strong Irish performance in pelagic exports to Africa

Figures released by Ireland's food export board, Bord Bia, show that the value of food, drink and horticulture were held to a marginal 2% decline in 2020 (€13bn), during a period of 'unprecedented challenge and disruption' to normal market…

Fishing rights around Rockall erupt as Irish vessel is boarded

A longstanding dispute over fishing rights around Rockall - an eroded volcano 230 nm northwest of Donegal - has flared up again. In the early days of 2021, Greencastle-based fishing vessel Northern Celt was instructed to leave the area by…
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Advice for Ireland’s seafood businesses post Brexit

Ireland's seafood development agency is urging businesses to familiarise themselves with changes to their operations and supply chains if trading into or through Great Britain as a consequence of Brexit. The focus of BIM and other state agencies…

Ireland’s salmon angling season opens under ‘careful management’

Eighty-three of Ireland’s rivers have opened for the 2021 salmon and sea-trout angling season, subject to legislation published by the Minister with responsibility for the inland fisheries sector. The selected rivers will open under “careful…