ANNONCER
The blue mussel sectors in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland supported by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development NI, and the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine have been MSC certified as a sustainable and well-managed fishery.
Monday 11 March, the Chairpersons of Agriculture and Fisheries Committees of National Parliaments of EU Member States are meeting in Dublin.
On 20th January 2011 at approximately 08.30 hrs. the FV “Carraig an Iasc” departed Crosshaven, Co. Cork with a crew of two onboard, Skipper/Owner Mr. James Fitzgerald and crewman Mr. Gerry Hegarty.
Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) fisheries representing the entire bottom grown mussel landings of Ireland have today entered the Marine Stewardship Council assessment. The cross-border fisheries from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland cover both collection and cultivation and together produce over 40,000MT of mussel each year.
A comprehensive manual on fish health for Ireland’s salmon and trout farming industry was launched recently (Wednesday, 23rd November) by Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister of Agriculture, Food and Marine at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in Dublin.
Europe’s premier inshore fishing exhibition, Skipper Expo International Galway 2012 is sold out yet again, for the 8th year in succession. Over 100 exhibitors will once again be displaying their products and services to fishermen at next year’s show. We will also have our usual outside boatmart displaying vessels with Gerald Smyth, Fitzgerald Marine, O’Sullivan Marine & Anderson Marine confirmed to date. Visitor numbers in 2011 reached in excess of 5,000 visitors from Ireland, Scotland, The Shetlands, Orkney, Chanel Islands, Isle of Man, Sweden, France, Australia.
The authority is still undecided whether Castlemaine Harbour will be reopened to licensed commercial wild salmon fishing.
Irish Sea Conservation Zones has presented a progress report suggesting two marine protection zones.
The Marine Institute and the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) are pleased to announce a new strategic alliance that will further develop marine research capabilities, undergraduate and postgraduate marine science programmes and staff training & development initiatives in the two institutes.
Ireland’s national research vessels RV Celtic Explorer and RV Celtic Voyager are set to lead Europe in 2011 with an all time record of 627 days at sea between the two ships, well above the average for equivalent European research vessels.
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