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MORE ATTENTION MUST BE GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL MARINE PLAN
Hello and welcome to my Podcast … which in this edition from my THIS ISLAND NATION programme focusses on the national marine spatial plan which is also the subject of our monthly interview in the November edition of the paper. Spatial Planning is new to Ireland, intended to bring together users of the ocean to make decisions about how to use marine resources and will have a major impact on the marine sphere for the next 20 years.
CLICK ON PHOTO TO LISTEN TO PODCAST A public consultation process, the initial stage in preparing Ireland’s first marine spatial plan has been underway over the past few months but I was surprised that there was no apparent representation from the fishing industry when I I chaired the consultation meeting in Cork, while many other sectors were there, ranging from those opposed to fish farming, to environmentalists, the Naval Service, the shipping and ports sectors and the leisure sphere. On this edition of our Podcast, I talk to Philip Nugent who is leading the process. as Head of the Marine Spatial Planning Section at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. It has been directed by the Government to draw up the national plan. Why is the Department of the Marine not the leading agency is one obvious question?
Listen to the Podcast and note that submissions can be made about the plan until noon on Friday, December 14 by Email to msp@housing.gov.ie or by writing to: MSP Submissions, Marine Spatial Planning Section, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Newtown Road, Wexford Y35 AP90. You can listen to the full THIS ISLAND NATION programme here:
Rare Crab Caught by Aughrus Man Peter Anthony Lacey
Last week, fisherman Peter Anthony Lacey of Aughrus in NW Connemara, owner-skipper of the Island Dawn, became only the fifth man known to have caught a Toothed Rock Crab - very rarely caught in Irish waters.
Dún Laoghaire Harbour transfers to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has been advised by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has determined that the date of the transfer of the Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council shall be the 3 October 2018.
Triskell Seafood Ltd secures European distribution deal for Irish-manufactured Marine Hook
SPONSORED: Sligo-based shellfish trader Triskell Seafood have secured a valuable deal with a well-known French distributer. Under the deal they will market a line of stainless-steel marine hooks manufactured by Triskell Seafood here in Ireland, alongside their own hooks. The hooks are used primarily by growers to secure oyster grow bags to trestle tables as well as on shrimp pots.
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Irish Fishermen Are Not Permitted to Fish for Irish Fish in Irish Water
‘Irish marine resources are once again under threat thanks to a government that has turned its back on our fishing communities’ West Cork’s only independent TD, Deputy Michael Collins, is calling on the government to ensure that our fishermen are able to fish for Bluefin tuna in Irish waters.
Eel Fishery Compensation Announced
Government Scheme Acknowledges That Eel Fishermen Suffered From Its Closure of The Fishery: The Minister with responsibility for Inland Fisheries announced towards the end of October that a “restitution payment” would be made for former eel fishermen and women who were “affected by the Government decision to align the wild eel fishery with scientific advice on eel stocks.”
Ballyglass RNLI’s New Inshore D Class Lifeboat Named Clann Lir During Special Service of Dedication
At a special naming ceremony and service of dedication held on Saturday 13th October, Ballyglass RNLI officially named its new D class lifeboat, Clann Lir, in the Mayo coastal town.
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Bord Iascaigh Mhara to Increase Visibilty of Women in Ireland’s Seafood Industry
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, today, 6th March 2018, launched a promotional campaign to profile the important role women play in Ireland’s Seafood Sector. The Irish Seafood Sector contributed €1.15 billion to Ireland’s GDP in 2017. However women’s participation in the industry remains low. Just over one in ten (11.7%) employees in fishing, forestry and agriculture sectors in Ireland is female. This is significantly lower than the EU average of 36.9%. ‘I'm Trudy McIntyre, from Dunmore East, Co Waterford. I'm the daughter of a fishing family and now the wife of a fisherman, Shane McIntyre with two young daughters. I came into fishing through my father, spending time with him when he was out working on the boat.'
The Future of the Legendary Galway Hookers
The legendary Galway Hookers are the subject of our monthly interview in which the Chairman of Cumann HúcéirÍ na Gaillimhe, the Galway Hookers Association, Dr. Michael Brogan, talks to Marine Times Deputy Editor, Tom MacSweeney, about the future of these iconic West of Ireland boats and says they are a maritime art, the preservation of which deserves official support. The sight of a Galway Hooker under full sail is a wonderful spectacle, which can lift the heart of anyone with a maritime feeling. To helm one is even more stirring – and demanding. The feeling of power which comes through the tiller is astonishing, as I found on the helm of the MacDuach, the biggest of the Hookers.
Great Lighthouses of Ireland RTE Documentary
Irish Lights has announced its involvement in a four-part documentary series with RTE 1 that tells the story of Ireland’s lighthouses and the associated aids to navigation network around the island of Ireland and the vital role it plays in ensuring safety at sea for all. The documentary, Great Lighthouses of Ireland, illustrates Irish Lights’ leading role in safe navigation at sea from the 1800s to the present day, and the advances that have taken place in relation to Aids to Navigation from an engineering and technology perspective during this period.
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Segmentation of Fleet Capacity
Art Kavanagh: I remember some years back being at a presentation from a County Manager – as they were called at the time which he entitled “Running the County as a Business”. Since then the title of County Manager has been replaced with the title of “Chief Executive” which is probably more appropriate given the size of the Business actually being managed with Huge Budgets, large Numbers of Employees and responsibilities for many aspects of life within the County.
Joefy checking images and of his 'younger days' in the September issue of the Marine Times in Power's Centra in Dunmore East - Photo courtesy William Power
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