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The Skipper APRIL 2015
Marine Harvest Ireland obtains global environmental and social
sustainability industry standard for Irish Salmon Farm
Deenish salmon farm Co Kerry
Marine Harvest’s Irish business
Marine Harvest Ireland (MHI)
has announced that it has attained
Aquaculture Stewardship Council
(ASC) salmon standard which is
one of the highest international
environmental and social
sustainability standards in the
fish farming sector. The standard
was obtained for a site at Deenish
Island in Ballinskelligs Bay, Co
Kerry.
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since 1979 when Fanad Fisheries
in North Donegal was founded
by a group of Irish shareholders.
In 1981, a 50/50 joint venture
was established with A/S MOWI
based in Bergen, Norway, and
this greatly strengthened the
Irish operation as it provided
access to stock, technology and
financial resources. The company
has located its Irish headquarters
in Fanad and it employs more
than 250 staff in this country,
predominantly in areas where
other employment opportunities
are quite limited.
Reacting to the announcement,
Managing Director of MHI, Jan
Feenstra said: “This is a great
endorsement of our brand and
the high standards which we
consistently aspire to and succeed
in reaching. This particular
accreditation was initiated by
none other than the WWF which
is recognised globally as a
benchmark in building a future
where human needs are met in
harmony with nature.”
“Our operations here in Ireland
contribute over €15million to
the domestic economy annually
with some 800 Irish suppliers
presently doing business with
Marine Harvest Ireland. However
and perhaps more significantly,
we have a €22million investment
earmarked for Ireland over
the next five years, subject to
new licences and renewals and
improvements of existing ones.
This alone, could create a further
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250 direct jobs. The single biggest
issue we face today is that we
cannot meet the demand for our
product.”
Founded in 2010 by WWF and
IDH (Dutch Sustainable Trade
Initiative), the Aquaculture
Stewardship Council (ASC) is
an independent not for profit
organisation with a global reach.
With its partners, the ASC runs
an ambitious programme to
transform the world’s seafood
markets and promote the best
environmental and social
aquaculture performance. This
means increasing the availability
of certified responsibly
produced seafood to buyers and
promoting the use of the ASC
logo. The logo sends a strong
message to consumers about the
environmental and social integrity
of the product they are purchasing.
ASC aims to be the world’s
leading certification and labelling
programme for responsibly farmed
seafood. The ASC’s primary role
is to manage the global standards
for responsible aquaculture, which
were developed by the WWF
Aquaculture Dialogues.
ASC works with aquaculture
producers, seafood processors,
retail and foodservice companies,
scientists, conservation groups and
consumers to:
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Recognise and reward
responsible aquaculture
through the ASC aquaculture
certification programme and
seafood label.
Promote best environmental
and social choice when
buying seafood.
Contribute to transforming
seafood markets towards
sustainability.
Marine Harvest Ireland was the
first salmon farm in the world to
achieve organic certification. It
now produces organic salmon and
premium salmon under the names
‘The Irish Organic Salmon Co’ and
‘Donegal Silver’ respectively.
As well as in Fanad, it produces
Organic Atlantic salmon at Inver
in Donegal Bay, at Clare Island in
Clew Bay, Co. Mayo and in Bantry
and Kenmare Bays, in counties
Cork and Kerry.
APRIL 2015 The Skipper
Location
Cape Clear,
Co. Cork.
All Fishery Harbour
Centres
Howth FHC
Castletownbere
FHC
An Daingean FHC
Rossaveel FHC
DunmoreEast FHC
Killybegs FHC
Local Authority
Project
Bull Nose Development
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Department
A p p r o v e d
Funding
€900,000
Duffy’s Pier
Safety & Maintenance Works
€900,000
Disability Access Works
€10,000
Piers, Lights & Beacons
€136,000
Safety and Maintenance
€1,440,000
Traffic Management Works
€75,000
Provision of Small Craft Pontoon
€1,000,000
Site investigation for West Pier pontoon and Middle Pier upgrade
€150,000
Upgrading Electrical System – Phase 3
€150,000
Power points & Electrical Upgrade
€350,000
Sanitary Facilities Works
€90,000
Harbour Slipway – Phase 1
€400,000
Replacement of Water Network – Dinish Island- design
€20,000
Proposed Development South Side – Dinish Island- site investigation
Navigation Buoys Replacement
€30,000
€130,000
Main Pier sheet pile Remedial Works
€200,000
Harbour Workshop and Marina Users Facilities Building - Design
€40,000
Upgrade Harbour Entrance
Phase 2 Small Craft Harbour
€150,000
€700,000
Construction of New Slipway – Design Phase
€70,000
Harbour Office Upgrade – Phase 2
€200,000
Breakwater design
€150,000
Traffic Management Plan
€15,000
Dredging Works
€6,500,000
Improvement works to Shipyard Entrances
€40,000
Small Craft Harbour – Phase 2
€700,000
Provision of additional bollards
Smooth Point Pier Extension – studies and preparation:
€60,000
€175,000
Power Outlets - Boatyard
€40,000
€50,000
Local Authority Harbour Development and Marine Leisure
€1,500,000
Local Authority Storm Damage
€1,400,000
Total
€17,771,000
Coveney announces a €17.8m
fishery harbour and coastal
infrastructure capital programme
Castletownbere Harbour Photo John Eagle.
Table 1- Fishery Harbour & Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme 2015
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The Minister for Agriculture,
Food and the Marine, Simon
Coveney TD, today announced the
full details of a €17.8m Capital
Investment Package for the ongoing
development of Ireland’s publicly
owned fishery harbours and local
harbour network. In announcing
the initiative the Minister said “I
am delighted to announce the full
details of my Departments €17.8m
Fishery Harbour and Coastal
Infrastructure Capital Programme
for 2015. I have set aside €14.9m
towards safety, maintenance and
new development works at the six
Fishery Harbour Centres at Howth,
Dunmore East, Castletownbere,
Dingle, Rossaveel and Killybegs,
in addition to the completion of
infrastructural improvement and
storm damage repair works at
North Harbour, Cape Clear which
is also owned by my Department.”
Flagship projects in the 2015
Capital Programme (see table1)
include major dredging works
at Dunmore East, the provision
of small craft harbours and
pontoons in Howth, Rossaveal and
Killybegs, electrical upgrading
in Castletownbere, and necessary
remedial works to the main pier in
Dingle. In addition, the Bull Nose
Development and the Duffy’s Pier
storm damage repair projects at
North Harbour Cape Clear are to be
completed.
The Minister went on to say “I have
also allocated €1.5m for a Local
Authority Harbour Development
and Marine Leisure programme
in 2015, and as an exceptional
measure I am also providing in the
region of €1.4m to facilitate the
completion of a number of Local
Authority Storm Damage projects
which were approved in 2014 as
part of the Governments response
to the extreme weather conditions
in late 2013 and early 2014, but not
completed by the Local Authorities
in 2014 due to time constraints and
other issues. My Department will
be contacting the Local authorities
regarding these schemes shortly.”
The Minister concluded by
saying “This is a significant
level of investment in Ireland’s
publicly owned fisheries and
local harbour network. It will
continue the implementation of the
Governments strategy to develop
and improve the facilities at our
Fishery Harbour Centres and
other public harbours around our
coast, benefitting a broad cohort of
stakeholders including the fishing
industry, seafood processing sector,
other ancillary marine industries,
marine tourism and leisure
and the wider rural coastal
communities”.
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NIFF elect committee reps
The fishery representatives of the
National Inshore Fisheries Forum
(NIFF) met recently, to elect a
Chairman and Vice Chairman and
to appoint representatives to fill
positions on a number of committees
recently made available for the NIFF
by Minister Simon Coveney.
These included one representative
to the Quota Management
Advisory Committee (QMAC),
two representatives to the Seafood
Development Programme
Monitoring Committee
(SDPMC) and to confirm the
position on the consultative
committee of the Sea Fisheries
Protection Authority (S.F.P.A.).
The outcome of the meeting wwas
as follows:
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Ciaran Quinn, (NW RIFF) was
elected as Chairman, Eddie
Moore, (SW RIFF) was elected
Vice Chairman.
•
The representative appointed to
the QMAC is Trudy McIntyre
(SE RIFF).
•
The two positions on the
SDPMC are filled by Richard
Guildea (NE RIFF) and Alex
Crowley (SW RIFF) with Juan
Blanes, (NE RIFF),substitute.
•
Eamon Dixon (NW RIFF) is
the appointed person on the
consultative committee of the
S.F.P.A.
•
Five members were also
nominated as observers on the
QMAC which will work on a
rotational basis, Jerry Early (N
RIFF) Charlie Featherstone,
(SE RIFF), Micheal O Goill,
(W RIFF), Alex Crowley (SW
RIFF) and Shane McGee, (N
RIFF).
Speaking to The Skipper Ciaran
Quinn,Chair of NIFF said
“The inshore sector has suffered
from poor representation for many
years, and I feel that Minister Simon
Coveney and his officials are to be
commended for setting up the six
Regional Inshore Fisheries Forums
and the National Inshore Fisheries
Forum.”
“For the first time, the forums gives
inshore fishermen the opportunity
to have direct input into the issues
Ciaran Quinn Chairman NIFF.
that concern them. The entire coast
is very well represented on the six
RIFF’s. The Chair and Vice Chair
of each RIFF makes up the panel
of NIFF. As a fisherman myself,
I know first hand the importance
of the inshore sector, and for the
many families around the coast who
depend on it. There is a back log of
issues which need to be addressed,
local and nationally.”
He continued “I cannot stress how
important it is that fishermen engage
with their local RIFF representative
in order for their concerns to be
brought forward for discussion at
local level and then, onto national
level. We have a fantastic opportunity
to make a positive impact on the
inshore sector. We have great teams
of representatives both on the RIFF’s
and the NIFF who are dedicated to
working hard to make a difference for
inshore fishermen.”
“Already, we have secured
representation on some very
important committees which have
direct impact on the inshore sector.
The forums were set up by the
Minister but I can assure you, he has
left it up to us as to what we want
to get out of it. This is our forum
and we need to take full advantage
of it and as chairman, I intend to
work hard to do just that. As I’ve
said, there are some very important
issues concerning inshore fishermen
and we will be pressing hard for a
resolution to these at our meetings
with the Minister.”
Seafood Management Development Programme
Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Enterprise Ireland are pleased to announce the launch of a series of
strategic development workshops.
The aim of the workshop series is to support the development of management capabilities within
the seafood processing sector, providing tools and methodologies to achieve growth.
Who should attend?
The programme is open to all seafood companies who wish to further
develop their understanding, knowledge and skills in business strategy
development and implementation.
Session Format
Baker Tilly Ryan Glennon, leading business and ﬁnancial advisors, will
deliver the workshops and will be allocated as mentors to participating
businesses. Each session will feature, as a centrepiece, a case study to
assist with the development of the key learning themes.
Between the two sessions participants will be required to undertake a
short strategic review of their companies to support and implement key
learnings from the initial workshop.
Dates and Times
The ﬁrst two modules will run Wednesday 29th April 2015 &
Wednesday 27th May 2015, from 9.00am – 1.00pm.
It is recommended that companies attend both workshops
to get the full beneﬁt of the programme.
Location
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood, Dublin.
Cost
€75 (non-refundable) per workshop per Client Company. To attend
both workshops a discounted fee of €125 is available.
Booking
Spaces are limited and are allocated on a ﬁrst come, ﬁrst served basis.
To secure your place, please contact Lorraine O’Byrne, BIM on
01 214 4185 or [email protected] with credit card details.