Visa policy changes could lead to tie-ups, warns Seafish
The cost of using non-UK labour under changes to the Skilled Worker Visa (SWV) process, introduced last year by the previous UK government, is expected to hit the seafood sector…
BIM Young Fishmonger Finalist - Gerard Collier, Clogherhead, Co. Louth. September 2014.
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KFO slams Irish government’s compensation delay
The latest Bord Iascaigh Mhara report on the state of the Irish fishing industry underlines the seismic challenge KFO members are facing, according to Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation Chief Executive Seán…
Camera monitoring for Kattegat trawlers
Denmark’s Minister of Fisheries Rasmus Prehn has ruled that trawlers fishing in the Kattegat will be required to participate in camera monitoring as part of strategies to strengthen the cod…
Langoustine processing is in progress at VSV’s factory in the Westman Islands
Westman Islands nephrops fishery underway
The fishery for nephrops (langoustine) off the south of Iceland is a shadow of what it once was, but this year’s modest fishery has got off to a good start.…
Finding the sweet spot in every tow
Whatever you want to call them – nephrops, prawns, langoustine Norway lobster – this is one of the most valuable fisheries in European waters. One of the challenges has historically…
Langoustine (nephrops) are a vitally important export species for Scotland’s fishing industry
Scotland supports prawn sector
A new resilience group has been granted £1 million funding to support Scotland’s langoustine (nephrops) sector through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Scottish Nephrops Working Group will investigate the scale…
POs have voiced their concern that some operators are supplying nephrops at prices that can be seen as undermining the market’s pre-existing price structures
UK POs look forward to nephrops fishery and market recovery
According to a statement by a group of nine UK Fish Producer Organisations, the slump in demand for nephrops due to the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated an already precarious over-supply…
The Danish Fishermen’s Association has advised ending nephrops fishing due to the fall in demand
Good news and bad for Danish fishing
With the demand dropping and cold stores filling up, the Danish Fishermen’s Association (DFPO) has recommended that direct fishing for nephrops should stop. ‘Due to the coronavirus crisis, the European…
New Banff twin-rigger Amethyst has been delivered by Mooney Boats in Kilybegs. Image: Mooney Boats
Amethyst heads for home
After a minor technical hitch delayed the departure of the new Amethyst BF-19 from its builder in Killybegs skipper/owner Ralston Johnston and his crew were delighted to be finally on…
Irish research vessel Celtic Voyager. Image: Marine Institute
Modelling nephrops populations around Ireland
NUI Galway PhD student Ryan McGeady is a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute, working on oceanographic modelling of nephrops populations around Ireland. ‘Over the course of my PhD, I…