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O INT. G P AL The EX W A R Y E P P I K S 9 1 1964-2014 0 1964-2019 8- 2 9 MARCH SkippLEADING JOURNAL OF THE IRISH & UK INDUSTRIES MARCHer 2019 €3.50/£3.00 InshoreA fishermenNEW launch five year strategy.DAWN See pages 2-5 Silhouette in the morning sunrise aboard the Orla S. Photo: Ross Mulhall A NEW DAWN MARCH 2019 The Skipper The Skipper MARCH 2019 A NEW DAWN News 3 SkipperThe sustainable future delivered relating to improving the SERVING THE IRISH & UK A New Dawn For Inshore Fishermen through a united industry attractiveness of the sector FISHING INDUSTRIES with a strong and influential as a career, improving pier voice” and “sets out the and harbour facilities, and aspirations and objectives raising awareness of supports for the future of the sector.” that are available to the EDITOR: Niall Duffy C Fish specialises in converting fish by-products [email protected] Its overarching aims include: sector. Exploring options Mob: 086 823 9608 setting out the strategic that might facilitate entry into pet food ingredients and bait direction for the sector to the industry, promoting Fresh & Frozen Fishing Baits for the Commercial & the sector as a viable career to 2020, supporting the Angling Fisherman. Weekly Deliveries Nationwide SALES: Sharon Boyle development of the sector path, auditing inshore piers [email protected] through the identification and harbours in terms of ENQUIRES WELCOME FROM THE UK Tel: 074 95 480 37 functionality and facilities, Mob: 086 840 1250 of targets and sources of Charlie Vial, Main St, Dunkineely, Co. Donegal, Ireland financial support, and the and providing support for PRODUCTION /DESIGN: provision of an advocacy tool their improvement are all Tel: 074 9737254 Mob: 087 2548208 Declan McGrath listed as actions required to Email: [email protected] Web: www.cfish.ie [email protected] for the sector. Four thematic meet these. The development MANAGING DIRECTOR: areas are addressed, under Hugh Bonner which 14 specific objectives of a single database with [email protected] are grouped, alongside details of supports available ENGINES - PARTS - SERVICES SUBSCRIPTIONS: detailed actions needed to to the sector, alongside [email protected] achieve these. complementary initiatives Tel: 074 95 62828 The first theme, that would raise awareness PRINTED BY: of existing financial supports WG Baird, Antrim, N.I. Organisation and Profile, lays www.wgbaird.com out objectives with respect to are also detailed. CONTRIBUTORS: building an accurate profile The final theme Lia ni Aodha of the sector’s activities addressed by the Strategy Mike Craine, and socioeconomic value, is Profitability. Improving Craig Taylor, economic efficiency and Dick James, strengthening the existing Gudjon Eirnarsson, representative structures links with markets, the Future for small inshore fleet that are in place for the provision of support for MERMAID MARINE, adding value to existing THE MEWS, sector, building negotiating 14-17 WEST QUAY came directly from the of a coherent sector voice. capacity across the sector, landings and exploring ROAD, By Lia ní Aodha mara efforts of fishermen. Up until Previous successes have and improving compliance. diversification opportunities _WhispairePOOLE, DORSET,Aug 2016_Whispaire T: 0044 (0)1202 09/08/2016 677776 [email protected] 11:36 Page 1 media now, however, a suitable included the introduction Specific actions required for the sector are all listed BH15 1JD, ENGLAND www.mermaid-marine.co.uk Published monthly by Mara Media, framework for the sector has of a minimum landing size include the implementation as objectives under this Annagry, Letterkenny, Co Donegal. www.maramedia.ie ate last month, the been slow to materialise. for velvet crab, alongside of a data collection system theme. Included amongst ‘Strategy for the Irish Welcoming the Strategy increases in minimum for the sector, targeted the specific actions are last January, Minister Creed landing sizes for razor clams, measures to increase targeted training initiatives, In the compilation of The Skipper, every care LInshore Fisheries Sector Can you make hot tea at sea? is taken to ensure accuracy. Where errors or 2019-2013’ was officially stated: and most recently brown sector engagement with the provision of support to omissions are brought to the attention of allow the sector to negotiate TeaMate is the safe way to provide your Foilseachán na Mara Teo., future publications will launched by Minister for “I am delighted to receive crab. the Forums, and raising be amended accordingly. However, Foilseachán Agriculture, Food and the the ‘Strategy for the Inshore In many respects, the awareness of existing markets more effectively, crew and passengers with hot drinks at na Mara Teo. does not accept liability to any Marine, Micheal Creed Fisheries Sector 2019-2023’. Strategy is representative supports, legislation, and alongside supporting sea. Keep your people warm and wide person for loss or damage arising from anything contained in this publication or for any error T.D. This is the first The Strategy marks a major of the culmination of their industry practice, amongst activities such as direct sales awake without even running your genset. or omission in it, even if such loss or damage is industry-led strategy for milestone in the work of the efforts, to date. It comes on both fishermen and and small scale processing, We are Europe’s leading supplier of this caused by negligence of Foilseachán na Mara Teo., its servants or agents. Opinions and articles the sector in the history Inshore Fisheries Forums the back of a proposal made regulators. and promoting inshore unique and proven product. featured are not necessarily the opinions of of the State; and follows who, since their inception, by the National Inshore Grouped under sector products. Foilseachán na Mara Teo. an extensive development have developed initiatives Fisheries Forum (NIFF), Management and CALL US TODAY process involving the seeking to protect the future and since then the NIFF, Planning are objectives Blueprint for the future INSIDE THE Inshore Fisheries Forums, of a sector, which is extremely along with the 6 Regional relating to improving MARCH ISSUE alongside The Department important for Irish coastal Inshore Fisheries Forums stock management, Over the next number of Agriculture, Food and communities. I would like to (RIFFs), have remained communication on current of years, these visions, Tel: +44 (0)1794 523999 objectives and actions the Marine (DAFM), Bord thank the Forums for their central to its development. and future environmental Email: [email protected] Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the support in the development A public consultation on legislation, and cooperation will frame the work of P 2-5 Web: www.whispaire.co.uk Marine Institute (MI), and of the Strategy and I look the Strategy ran from July between fisheries and the Inshore Forums, A New Dawn the Sea Fisheries Protection forward to seeing the until September 2018, which other stakeholders in as representatives of P 14-23 Authority (SFPA). outcomes it achieves.” set out a vision for the relation to marine spatial the inshore sector. It comes more than two inshore sector, identified planning (MSP). Targeted Implementation will be led Regional/International decades since then Minister Industry-led key objectives for the sector, interventions here include by BIM, in close conjunction News for the Marine and Natural and—hoping to “mobilise the the development of new with the Forums, DAFM, MI Resources, Dr Michael Since their establishment knowledge and experience of protocols for inshore and the SFPA. P 23-37 Woods, commissioned in 2014, the Inshore Forums the inshore sector directly”— management with input from Speaking to the Skipper, Show News BIM’s review of the have worked to develop asked for input on the the sector, the dissemination Chair of the NIFF, Mrs inshore sector, resulting initiatives that seek to secure actions needed to achieve of user-friendly material with Trudy McIntyre, impressed P 38-40 in the 1999 publication a sustainable, and profitable these. More than 80% of respect to environmental upon the significance of the Lily Tom III of “Ireland’s Inshore inshore sector—that those who responded were legislation, and information document for the inshore Fisheries Sector—Review works for fish, people, and fishermen and women. sharing on MSP processes, sector. She highlighted and Recommendations”. communities. One of their alongside recognition of how much the Forums have Part of the impetus for that explicit mandates is to bring A prosperous and the inshore sector’s spatial achieved in the 4 years since Marine & General Insurance Brokers. “Insuring Your World Today” review, which was the first the insights of fishermen sustainable future footprint. their inception, stating that time any strategy relating and women working within The third theme, the document would allow specifically to the inshore the sector to policymakers. The resulting Strategy Infrastructure and Resources, Tel:+353 (0)74 9177500 Fax:+353 (0)74 9177200 Email: [email protected] Web: www.chd.ie sector was attempted, also Another is the development envisions “a prosperous and encompasses objectives Continued on page 4 Cavanagh Hooper Dolan Insurances Ltd is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland 4 News A NEW DAWN MARCH 2019 The Skipper The Skipper MARCH 2019 A NEW DAWN News 5 of unity at the national level, the importance of building she stated, “When you have an accurate profile of the one voice it is very easy to be