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Established in 1964, The Skipper has developed into one of Europe’s leading commercial fishing industry and seafood sector publications editorial@maramedia.ie

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The Skipper@SkipperEditor
Feb 10
Safer Fishermen = Stronger Fishing Communities! Coastal communities are at the heart of Home and Dry's latest fishing safety campaign which calls for collective action to safeguard livelihoods at sea & on land. Find out more at homeanddry.uk/mob #fishing #FishingSafety
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Inshore Sector Rapidly Dying – NIFA theskipper.ie/inshore-sector… via @SkipperEditor

Inshore Sector Rapidly Dying - NIFA

NIFA reveals to the Committee on Fisheries that neglect and worsening weather are pushing inshore fishermen to their limits.

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Elspeth Macdonald to retire as Chief Executive of Scottish Fishermen’s Federation theskipper.ie/elspeth-macdon… via @SkipperEditor

Elspeth Macdonald to retire as Chief Executive of Scottish Fishermen's Federation

Elspeth Macdonald will step down as chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation in March 2027, marking a significant change.

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BIM appoints new Chief Executive Officer theskipper.ie/bim-appoints-n… via @SkipperEditor

BIM appoints new Chief Executive Officer

BIM has today announced that Richard Donnelly has been appointed Chief Executive Officer Richard has held the role of Interim CEO since November 2025

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IFPO Expands Team with Brussels Base theskipper.ie/ifpo-expands-t… via @SkipperEditor

IFPO Expands Team with Brussels Base

India Kennedy joins The Irish Fish Producers Organisation as Executive Assistant to the CEO, focusing on fisheries policy and advocacy.

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May 26
I dtuarascáil ón gComhchoiste Oireachtais ar iascaireacht agus Gnóthaí Mara, tá éileamh déanta go ndéanfaí rialáil níos géire ar bháid ón iasacht a bhíonn ag iascaireacht i limistéar eisiach eacnamaíochta na hÉireann. Tá an scéal ar fad ag Ailbhe Ó Monacháin.
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Irish Fishing Industry Pays the Price for Failed 20 Year Laws theskipper.ie/irish-fishing-… via @SkipperEditor

Irish Fishing Industry Pays the Price for Failed 20 Year Laws

Fishermen advocate for change: Oireachtas report supports essential reforms for fishing enforcement laws in Ireland.

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Government Opens Irish Fishing Vessel Fuel Support Scheme Worth Up to €15 Million theskipper.ie/government-ope… via @SkipperEditor

Government Opens Irish Fishing Vessel Fuel Support Scheme Worth Up to €15 Million

The new fuel support scheme from Ministers Heydon and Dooley offers payments for Irish fishing vessel owners facing fuel price increases.

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MEPs Back Reserved Sea Space for Fishermen theskipper.ie/meps-back-rese… via @SkipperEditor

MEPs Back Reserved Sea Space for Fishermen

The European Parliament has backed protected zones for fishing and aquaculture in European waters, prioritizing maritime needs.

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Over €4.8m for 57 coastal infrastructure projects theskipper.ie/over-e4-8m-for… via @SkipperEditor

Over €4.8m for 57 coastal infrastructure projects

Ministers Heydon and Dooley have announced funding allocations with €4.8 million for 57 projects along the Irish coast.

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CFP Review Reveals Uneven Playing Pitch theskipper.ie/cfp-review-rev… via @SkipperEditor

CFP Review Reveals Uneven Playing Pitch

A landmark EU review reveals fish stocks have not recovered as hoped, highlighting uneven application of CFP rules across member states.

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MARA publishes  Study on the Impacts of Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys on Irish Fish Stocks theskipper.ie/mara-publishes… via @SkipperEditor

MARA publishes  Study on the Impacts of Geophysical and Geotechnical Surveys on Irish Fish Stocks

MARA publishes a study on the impacts of geophysical and geotechnical surveys on Irish fish stocks and shellfish.

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Marine Institute Releases Major Benthic Dataset in Celebration of Biodiversity Week theskipper.ie/marine-institu… via @SkipperEditor

Marine Institute Releases Major Benthic Dataset in Celebration of Biodiversity Week

Access 650,000 marine records that enhance open environmental data. A significant milestone for Ireland and biodiversity research.

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Wind Farm Squeeze: New Study Finds Trawling Decreasing Around Wind Farms While Potters Hold On theskipper.ie/wind-farm-sque… via @SkipperEditor

Wind Farm Squeeze: New Study Finds Trawling Decreasing Around Wind Farms While Potters Hold On

A significant BIM and ATU Galway study reveals reductions in trawling across 88 European offshore wind farms over 12 years.

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Irish Skipper Expo 2027 Returning to Galway theskipper.ie/irish-skipper-… via @SkipperEditor

Irish Skipper Expo 2027 Returning to Galway

Mara Media confirms the Irish Skipper Expo will return to Galway on 13th and 14th May 2027 at Dexcom Stadium.

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Re-Launch of An Garda Síochána’s Coastal Watch theskipper.ie/re-launch-of-a… via @SkipperEditor #westcork #castletownbere #cork

Re-Launch of An Garda Síochána’s Coastal Watch

Assistant Commissioner Eileen Foster launched a refresh of An Garda Síochána’s Coastal Watch in Castletownbere, Co. Cork.

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Built on Sand: The €16 Billion Trawling Study That Does Not Add Up theskipper.ie/built-on-sand-… via @SkipperEditor

Built on Sand: The €16 Billion Trawling Study That Does Not Add Up

A new peer-reviewed paper claims that bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €16 billion a year. The Skipper analysis rebuts these findings

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Meaningful Progress Must Be Made to Deal with Issues on Aquaculture Licensing theskipper.ie/meaningful-pro… via @SkipperEditor

Meaningful Progress Must Be Made to Deal with Issues on Aquaculture Licensing

IFA Aquaculture has consistently highlighted that considerable investment, and appropriate legislative changes will be required to address the current difficulties in the aquaculture licensing process

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Consultation opens on Northern Ireland Fisheries Management Plan for Non-Quota Shellfish theskipper.ie/consultation-o… via @SkipperEditor

Consultation opens on Northern Ireland Fisheries Management Plan for Non-Quota Shellfish

A  draft fisheries management plan (FMP) which is designed to improve the long-term sustainability of non-quota shellfish stocks in Northern Ireland has opened for public consultation. The draft...

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EU Commission Activates Emergency Funding for Fishing and Aquaculture theskipper.ie/eu-commission-… via @SkipperEditor

EU Commission Activates Emergency Funding for Fishing and Aquaculture

The European Commission has activated the crisis mechanism of the EMFAF to support fishermen and aquaculture producers financially.

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