Another successful year for the Port of Cork in 2007

The Port of Cork Company returned another impressive performance in 2007, with traffic reaching 10.6 million tonnes - the highest annual throughput in the history of the Port Company.

Marine Strategy Directive

The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's second reading vote on the directive to protect the marine environment which confirms the recent agreement negotiated between the Portuguese presidency and the Parliament.

New monitoring vessel to aid fisheries management

The Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, TD has met with Michelle Gildernew MP MLA, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Junior Minister, Ian Paisley Jnr. (OFDFM) at the North-South Ministerial Council on the Aquaculture and Marine Sector.

Castle Market selected for Bremore Port JV

Drogheda Port Company have confirmed that Castle Market Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Real Estate Opportunities Limited, is their selected joint venture partner in the development of Ireland's new deep-water Port at Bremore following an open tender process.

Commission proposes to protect fragile deep-water ecosystems on the high seas from bottom trawling

The European Commission has tabled a strategy for the protection of vulnerable deep sea ecosystems from destructive fishing practices.

2007 World Seafood Congress in Dublin

Mary Coughlan, TD, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, officially opened the seventh World Seafood Congress in Dublin’s Croke Park Conference Centre.

Marine Institute welcomes EU maritime policy paper

Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO of Ireland's Marine Institute has welcomed the EU Commission's Blue Paper - 'An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union'.

An ocean of opportunity - Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU

The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out its vision for an Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU - together with a detailed action plan setting out an ambitious work programme for the years ahead.

Marine Research Projects Database launched

A new pilot on-line searchable marine research projects database has been launched by the EU-funded MarinERA project.

BIM launch world's first independent eco-standard for aquaculture

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Irish Sea Fisheries Board) has unveiled the first independently accredited eco-standard for aquaculture at the World Seafood Congress in Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin, Ireland.