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Jan Feenstra, the former long-serving head of Mowi Ireland, has been awarded more than £100,000 in a civil case against his former employer over a share scheme. The dispute was […] Continue Reading
Ireland is to receive more than €142m (£122m) from the European Union to help develop its aquaculture and fisheries sectors. The money, which spans the next five years, is from […] Continue Reading
A political row has broken out in Ireland over plans by Mowi to develop a salmon farm in the west of the country. It has also led to major differences […] Continue Reading
One of Ireland’s leading providers of mussel ropes to the aquaculture industry, Sheehan’s Fishing Company supplies innovative products from Spanish rope-maker Itsaskorda. Through close collaboration with mussel farmers, Itsaskorda have […] Continue Reading
A €20m scheme to help the Irish aquaculture sector overcome the impact of Brexit has been approved by the European Commission under EU State aid rules. The scheme (equivalent to […] Continue Reading
Detailed information on aquaculture licences in Ireland will be available to the public online as part of a new information management system that the government says will become a “one-stop […] Continue Reading
Ireland’s farmed and wild caught seafood economy grew by 15% last year to a record €1.26bn (£1.06bn), according to the latest data from BIM, the country’s seafood industry development agency. […] Continue Reading
Mowi could be facing official opposition to its latest salmon farm plan in the west of Ireland. The state organisation Inland Fisheries Ireland, which is responsible for the protection of […] Continue Reading
After 40 years working in salmon aquaculture Jan Feenstra, Managing Director at Mowi Ireland, has announced he will be retiring as from 1 July 2022. Feenstra first joined the Irish […] Continue Reading