Salmon leads Irish seafood revival
The value of the Irish seafood sector bounced back last year after the trials of Brexit and Covid lockdown, with farmed salmon leading the charge. According to the latest GDP […] Continue Reading
Irish seafood gets €12 million funding
THE Irish seafood sector has received a €12 million boost from the Dublin government and the European Union. The announcement was made by fisheries minister Michael Creed. The money is […] Continue Reading
Fish Update Briefing, Friday, October 14
FISH MAY HAVE REGIONAL ACCENTS BIOLOGISTS are investigating whether fish along the UK’s coastline have regional accents for ‘gossiping’ and seeking a mate. Research has already shown that European cod have different […] Continue Reading
Seafood summit ‘best yet’
THE Humber Seafood Summit, which finished last night, was being hailed as the most successful yet. Held on Cleethorpes Pier, near Grimsby, with the North Sea as a fitting backdrop, the […] Continue Reading
Fish Update briefing Friday August 19
SUPPORT MOVE FOR IRISH SEAFOOD THE Irish seafood organisation, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), has announced plans to establish a Domestic Seafood Council to support the country’s processors. Recent high price increases […] Continue Reading
Fish Update briefing Friday June 17
SEAFOOD RESTAURANT CHAIN FOUNDER DIES AT 68 Doug Schmick, co-founder of the US based chain of McCormick & Schmick’s seafood restaurants, has died at the age of 68. In 1972, Schmick and William McCormick founded the […] Continue Reading
Aquaculture value increases in Ireland
THERE was a strong recovery in fish and shellfish farming production in Ireland last year, according to the latest Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) figures. BIM chief executive Tara McCarthy highlighted […] Continue Reading
Skipper show reflects ‘renewed optimism’
A RECORD number of exhibitors and visitors were reported at this year’s Skipper Expo Int. Galway 2016, on March 4 and 5. Sponsored by the Irish sea fisheries board, BIM, […] Continue Reading
Record numbers head for Irish show
SKIPPER Expo Int. Galway 2016 gets underway later this week, with a record number of companies exhibiting. Almost 120 firms will be present at Ireland’s flagship fisheries show, including 20 […] Continue Reading