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O’Connell Centenary Cup Presented to St. Michael’s Rowing Club by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Cathaoirleach
8th September 2023 Coastal Rowing
On September 7th, the O’Connell Centenary Cup was presented to the winning crew from St. Michael’s Rowing Club by Denis O’Callaghan, the Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. The presentation ceremony was held at the County Hall and attended by councillors, members…
Irish Rowing Teams Secure More Spots at Paris Olympics After Impressive Qualifying Performance at World Rowing Championships
7th September 2023 Rowing
Three Irish rowing crews have qualified for the A and B finals at the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and secured their spots at the Paris Olympics next summer. Irish Women's Pair Aifric Keogh and Fiona Murtagh. With a…
Seabirds Increasingly Targeting Fishing Vessels for Catch, UCC-led Study Finds
7th September 2023 Marine Wildlife
Seabirds are targeting fishing boats far more often for food, a new international study involving University College Cork (UCC) scientists has found. UCC scientists worked with colleagues from Norway, Scotland and Iceland to track over 250 northern fulmars from across…
Irish Rowers Make Waves at World Rowing Championships, Advance to A/B Semis and Move Closer to Paris 2024 Olympics
6th September 2023 Rowing
Irish rowers are making waves at the ongoing World Rowing Championships in Serbia, with three more crews advancing to the A/B Semi-finals and one step closer to the Paris 2024 Olympics. The lightweight men's double of Paul O'Donovan and Fintan…
Seafood Exporters Warned of Britain's Delay in Implementing Health Certification
6th September 2023 SFPA
Seafood exporters to Britain have been warned of a delay in implementing export health certification. The British government has confirmed that implementation of export health certification for goods, including fish and fishery products, from the EU to Britain will be…
The 2023 Galway Bay Swim, which has been postponed twice due to weather, is due to take place this Saturday (Sep 9). If conditions, permit, the fundraiser for Cancer Care West will set off from Aughinish on the Clare side…
Galway Rowing Rowing Club rowers Katie O'Brien and Steven McGowan have secured Ireland's first boat for the upcoming Paralympic Games in Paris 2024. The duo competed in the PR2 mixed double at the World Rowing Championships and emerged victorious, earning…
Impressive Irish Rowing Performance on Day Two of the World Rowing Championships in Belgrade
4th September 2023 Rowing
Seven Irish crews were afloat for the second day of the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, with impressive performances across multiple events. The women's pair of Fiona Murtagh and Aifric Keogh secured a place in the repechage after…
Ireland's Seafood Development Agency Hosts Conference to Boost Aquatech Industry
4th September 2023 Aquaculture
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency, is set to host a conference aimed at positioning the country as the centre of excellence for aquatech. The event, scheduled for Thursday, October 19th, will also mark the announcement of the…
Irish Rowers Impress on Day One of 2023 World Rowing Championships in Serbia
3rd September 2023 Rowing
Skibbereen rower Jake McCarthy is into the repechage of the men's lightweight scull after a fifth place finish in his heat on day one of the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Serbia. Right up until the final 200 metres McCarthy…
Sunday, September 3, marks the beginning of the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. This is the first opportunity for the rowers to qualify Ireland for the 2024 Paris Olympics. This year, Rowing Ireland has 28 athletes competing across…
Wexford-based Business Atlantis Seafood to Launch Ireland's First Fish Pet Food with BIM's Support
2nd September 2023 BIM
Atlantis Seafood, one of the most reputed seafood businesses based in Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford has partnered with Killiney-based pet food company, Harley & Marley, to create a new range of pet food made wholly from fish. The new pet…
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) officers confiscated 48 live undersize crawfish off the southwest coast late last month. The SFPA says that the crawfish were “returned safely to sea” after the discovery during a routine patrol. It says that a…
Banning Bottom Trawling Could Lead to Higher Carbon Footprints As Consumers Seek Alternatives
30th August 2023 Fishing
Banning demersal trawling would lead to higher CO2 emissions as consumers switch to more protein produced on land, according to a new scientific paper. Writing in the ICES Journal of Marine Science, researchers agree that demersal trawling can be highly…
MCIB Annual Report Highlights Concern About Watersports and the Fishing Industry
25th August 2023 MCIB
There are two very specific points in the annual report of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board for last year (2022), which, in pursuance of maritime safety, should be heeded by the sectors involved – watersports and the fishing industry. The…
Advice and data on fishing opportunities is the theme of a new app designed for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). The adviceXplorer provides direct links to fishing opportunity advice sheets published in the ICES library,…