Challenging Year for Irish Sea Fisheries
IRELAND - The Irish Sea Fisheries Board (Bord Iascaigh Mhara; BIM) has published its Annual Report 2008 subtitled Developing the seafood industry, sustaining...

IFA Calls for Support for Aquaculture Sector
IRELAND - Irish Farmers Association (IFA) Aquaculture has called on local politicians around the Irish coast to support the opening of the Operational Programme...

Irish Industry Unites for Aquaculture Development
IRELAND - Fishing, seafood retail, processing and exporting sectors have unanimously agreed to support IFA Aquaculture in calling for the Government to urgently...

New Irish Abalone Farm Reveals Industry Potential
IRELAND - Ireland's first state of the art abalone farm has opened and will begin commerce with the Japanese market.

Irish Agenda Set for Common Fisheries Policy
IRELAND - Brendan Smith T.D. Minster for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has set down Ireland's agenda for the review of the Common Fisheries Policy following the...

IFA Welcomes EU Decision to Enhance Aquaculture
EU - The European Commision's recent decision to boost aquaculture throughout the EU countries has been well received by the Irish Farmers' Association.

Irish Potential Lies in Organic Salmon Farms
IRELAND - Irish organic salmon fetched a premium 40 per cent above the regular market price in 2008. Now the industry state organsiation Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)...

Irish Seafood Sector Swims Uphill
IRELAND - Bord Iascaigh recently issued its 2008 end-of-year review of the Irish seafood industry which shows that the sector performed robustly despite very difficult...

Ireland Commits to Aquaculture
IRELAND - Mr. Tony Killeen TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with special responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry, today...

Farmers Meet: Force of Fish in Financial Crisis
IRELAND - A major conference is being held at the Kenmare Bay Hotel today, highlighting the massive contribution aquaculture can make during the difficult...

Business Plan Launched for Fishery Harbour Centre
IRELAND - The Minister with responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Tony Killeen TD, has today launched the...

Pioneering Cod Farming Project Launched
IRELAND - In a milestone for the development of aquaculture in Ireland, 20,000 juvenile fish have been moved from land-based facilities to sea cages by marine scientists...

€202 Million Of Fishing Quotas Delivered For Ireland For The Coming Year
IRELAND - Tony Killeen, Minister for Fisheries, has said he has secured a valuable package of fishing measures for Irish Fishermen following intensive and difficult...

Meeting of Minds Over Irish Fisheries
EU - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD travels to Brussels on Friday 5th December for a bilateral meeting with EU Fisheries Commissioner,...