In 2023, aquaculture contributed €182 million to Ireland’s economy, supporting 1,961 jobs across the country, but production volumes dropped 20% compared with the previous year.
Seafood entrepreneurs, chefs and retailers to gain access to new "Seafood Academy" as Ireland's seafood development agency BIM partners with BIA Innovator Campus in Co. Galway.
The scheme announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will be based on data collected in a survey for which participants will be paid.
The Young Fisher Scheme offers up to €250,000 towards the cost of purchasing a fishing vessel, and is the latest in a raft of seafood funding programmes launched by the Irish Government in recent week ...
