DAERA

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

PROCESSING & REFRIGERATION

A pioneering coalition led by Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability (FIS) has secured nearly GBP 172,000 in new funding to advance development of a world-first prawn stunning and tailing machine. The technology, designed to replace traditional manual live tailing at sea,…

18th November 2025

New tech takes prawn fishery closer to humane, automated tailing

18th November 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Northern Ireland’s fishing and marine sectors have received a significant boost with the launch of the £3.25 million Marine Environment and Fisheries Fund, now open for applications.

4th August 2025

Marine fund boosts NI fisheries

4th August 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Five new draft Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) designed to improve the long-term sustainability of UK fish stocks have been opened for consultation.

14th October 2024

UK consulting on new fisheries management plans

14th October 2024

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has confirmed a contract has been awarded to Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo SA for the construction of a new research vessel contracted…

19th April 2024

New research vessel for Northern Ireland

19th April 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Northern Irish tuna project NI-CHART has tagged its first Atlantic bluefin tuna. Estimated at almost 2 metres long, the fish was caught and tagged between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island.

8th December 2022

First NI bluefin tagged

8th December 2022