Seafood celebration in Ireland
A MAJOR celebration of Ireland’s ocean wealth will take place in Cork this summer. The two-day event, held under the auspices of the inter-departmental Marine Coordination Group chaired by Minister […] Continue Reading
Students wanted for work placements
THE Marine Institute of Ireland is inviting students to apply for a number of work experience placements for this summer. Worth €2,200 each for an eight-week placement, the bursaries are […] Continue Reading
Measures afoot to protect Irish inshore fishing
THE Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, has signed into law conservation measures as part of an integrated package to protect the long-term sustainability of […] Continue Reading
Coveney rejects drastic cuts to fish quotas
THE Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today expressed his serious concern at the major threat to Irelands’ whitefish fleet, ahead of the upcoming EU Fisheries […] Continue Reading
Coveney in talks with French Fisheries Minister over Celtic Sea quota cuts
IRISH Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD held a bilateral meeting with the new French Fisheries Minister, Alain Vidalies, in Brussels yesterday. The meeting was organised […] Continue Reading
BIM to host seaweed conference
THE Irish Sea Fisheries Board – Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) –has announced that its conference, ‘Farmed Irish Seaweed: An Ocean Wonder Food?’, will take place on 18 November 2014, with […] Continue Reading
Marine Harvest Ireland signs major processing deal
MARINE Harvest Ireland (MHI) and Cill Chiaráin Éisc Teoranta (CCET) have signed a deal to process MHI stock from its Kilkieran Bay site – which has been operating since October […] Continue Reading
Ireland responds to Russian sanctions
IRISH Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, has responded to the Russian announcement that it is banning food imports from the EU and other countries. ‘This move […] Continue Reading