Sea Fisheries Protection Authority News
87% of Regular Irish Seafood Eaters Like to Know Fish is Caught Sustainably, SFPA Survey Finds
3rd February 2022 SFPA
Some 87 per cent of regular seafood eaters like to know their fish was caught sustainably, a survey by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has found. While quality is the main priority of Irish consumers (96%), knowing fish and…
Staff with the State’s Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) have served notice of a 24-hour work stoppage this week with further strike action to follow. Barring last minute efforts to resolve issues, the move is expected to cause disruption in…
Paschal Hayes Appointed Executive Chair of Sea Fisheries Protection Authority
23rd December 2021 SFPA
Minister for the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the appointment of Paschal Hayes as executive chair and member of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). The appointment follows the recent Public Appointments Service (PAS) open recruitment process, the minister said.…
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority Says EU has Approved Interim Fisheries Control Plan for Ireland
23rd December 2021 SFPA
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) says that a control plan for Irish fisheries management has been approved by the European Commission for the first four months of next year. In a statement issued today, the SFPA said the plan has…
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) says it is continuing to work as “collaboratively” as possible with key stakeholders in its new three-year strategy. The strategy published late this week was developed in consultation with stakeholders, the regulatory body says. It…
Bantry Bay Incident Involved Spanish Trawler Inside Irish 12-mile Limit Says SFPA
29th May 2021 SFPA
The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) says that a Spanish-registered fishing vessel was "operating within the waters of Bantry Bay and therefore within Ireland's 12-nautical mile limit" during what Irish fishermen in the South West claim was an attempted ramming…
Environmental Organisation Calls on Taoiseach to Separate SFPA from Department Control
4th May 2021 SFPA
An environmental group has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to separate the State’s Sea Fisheries Protection Agency from control by the Department of Agriculture and the Marine. As The Times Ireland edition reports today, the Friends of the Irish Environment…
The European Commission has withdrawn Ireland’s control plan for weighing seafood catches as a result of lack of confidence in the Irish monitoring system. As The Times Ireland edition reports today, all fish landed by both small Irish inshore vessels…
Strike Action Notice by State's Sea Fisheries Inspectors Suspended as Date Set for Talks
2nd March 2021 SFPA
Notice of “rolling 24-hour stoppages” by State sea fisheries inspectors was suspended last night as a dispute between staff and management was referred to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) As Times.ie reports today, trade union Fórsa confirmed that it has…
Sea Fisheries Officer Made Protected Disclosure to Marine Minister on Legal Advice
6th October 2019 SFPA
A State sea fisheries officer made a protected disclosure over its levels of regulation to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and members of an Oireachtas committee last year. The whistleblower, an officer with the Sea Fisheries Protection…
#SFPA – The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) held a bilateral meeting on seafood exports from Ireland to China today with key representatives from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ), the organisation that carries out the import…
