Hard to Fish Areas of Seabed May Act as Refuges for Endangered Skate –...

IRELAND - Marine scientists working in the Celtic Sea have discovered a natural refuge for the critically endangered flapper skate. Many elasmobranchs...

Fish farming’s ‘public enemy No 1’ to boost Bantry campaign – Irish Examiner

An international activist dubbed salmon farming’s "public enemy number one" is set to boost the campaign against two major fish farming ...

All-Ireland Shore Fishing Finals from Enniscrone on satellite TV – Mayo Today

Over 120 of Ireland’s best anglers descended on Enniscrone beach in October for the prestigious All-Ireland Open Shore Fishing Finals. The event...

Green light for tidal energy plans, Irish Independent

THE British government has given the go-ahead to the construction of a huge tidal energy project at Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland as well...

Legendary angler Bill Greenaway was the ‘fishing spy’ – Cape Breton Post

While wars and sport fishing are not often mentioned in the same breath there is one interesting connection, with a Nova Scotia twist,...

Irish support lice figures – Fish news eu.com

DESPITE being rubbished by Scotland’s salmon farming sector, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has reiterated recent claims by St Andrews University that on...

Contracts to be signed for iconic city footbridge following revised costings – Galway News

Contracts are set to be signed next month for the long-awaited restoration of the iconic fisheries tower city footbridge. It follows a meeting of...
SPINEY CATCH Olive barred, orange-finned perch are currently at their best.

A perch for your plate – The Mayo News

November. Always an odd month; cold and dark, wet and windy; somewhere near winter but with no scent of spring. We hardly dare...

Gateway for right of way claims near to closing, Sunday Independent

Warning that farmers and others may lose access unless they register RIGHT of way, the most ancient, contentious and divisive area of...

BIM slams salmon farm negativity, Galway Independent

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) has condemned the “stop everything” attitude of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in relation to the proposed Galway Bay...