Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation

YouTube video by IIMRO Islands Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. Topic: Island fisheries issues. October 7 2025

IIMRO delegation at Dáil Éireann for Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs. Topic: Island fisheries issues. Watch back youtu.be/vVjeeys9low?si… ✊

The 23.5 feet long Béal Deirg (Belderg) currach being loaded for transport. © National Museum of Ireland.

Discover how we recently took a major step in the development of our new traditional boat gallery at Turlough Park.
‪https://www.ouririshheritage.org/content/archive/topics/traditional-boats-of-irelands-wild-atlantic-way-topics/traditional-boat-gallery-progress
#MuseumBlog #NMIBlog #MaritimeHistory

LAST CHANCE to fill out our #octopus surveys! Fishermen & divers of the UK, have your say if you haven't already, surveys close at midnight tonight, Sunday 21st September! @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @pml.ac.uk @plymuni.bsky.social Please share 🐙

86% of French citizens support more quotas for small-scale fishers, poll reveals A vast majority of French citizens (86%) supports more quotas going to small-scale fishers and those using environmentally-friendly practices

France predominantly allocates fishing opportunities to its fleet based on past catch history, largely disregarding social & environmental criteria.

This is something also seen in Ireland with small scale vessels not recieving a fair share @iimro.bsky.social

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Bringing my FREE STUFF thread over.

Lots of archives, national film institutes, nonprofits and others have made collections of silent films available for free, no signup needed.

I have the links

Ok people, I am looking to crowdsource some social media platform knowledge.

Who, in Ireland or other EU country has seen an age verification demand, and on what platform.

Had the opportunity this evening to see a really super film about Paddy Conaghan, Arranmore, and his journey and motivation for taking a dip at every accessible beach around Ireland. #WildSwimming #MentalHeath #Ireland #NotAllHeroesWearCapes manofarran.com

It was great to meet Laura Fayet fisherwoman from Lake Geneva in Switzerland # who called to #Arranmore to see #Muireann and #Neily today to hear about their advocacy work and tell us about very similar issues around fishing in their country
#WomenInFisheries #islands
#MakeFishingFair #pollack

The home of our pirate queen, Gráinne Mhaol.

Steeped in history - Rockfleet Castle, Co. Mayo - stands the testament of time with help from OPW’s conservation work; explained in this short animation, and narrated by lead architect, Michèle O’Dea.

#Conservation #Culture #Stonemasons

Perfume by Patrick Suskind

www.marinetimes.ie

Digital edition online along with latest podcast from Tom

Printed edition in all good shops this week - please do pick up a copy in your local shop. Support local - buy a newspaper

Current EU fishing regulation has it all wrong - Euractiv Fishing communities that have stewarded the waters for generations are being punished by the current fisheries management system in the EU.

#Muireann #CFP #pollack #iimro #MakeFishingFair #islands #Article17

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Happy Summer Solstice everybody!!!

#summersolstice

#islands

Octopus boom along England's southwest coast down to 'perfect storm' A large - and normally rare - type of octopus is being caught by fishermen in Devon and Cornwall in enormous numbers. So what's going on?

As cod & ling, that used to populate British waters, migrate north to cooler waters, a large - and normally rare - type of octopus is being caught by fishermen in Devon and Cornwall in enormous numbers. Even tuna & shark.
So what's going on?

Climate change & overfishing
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White cloth with many small crocheted and knitted flowers on it. In the centre the word Rathlin is stitched in.

A fence with crocheted and knitted flowers and a butterfly.

A fine mesh with a colourful display of knitted and crocheted flowers and leaves with St Thomas’s Church in the background.

A fine mesh with a colourful display of knitted and crocheted flowers and leaves with the graveyard of St Thomas’s Church in the background.

Here’s some of Rathlin’s ‘yarn art’, a super collaboration of many on (& off) the island, including the school children.

If you would like to know more about our Pollack Fisheries Industry Science Partnership project then click here: www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/mar... @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social @anglingtrust.bsky.social 🐟

Aligning domestic, regional and international ocean governance: the European Ocean Pact The EU Ocean Pact Side Event at the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC)

Will you be coming to #UNOC3 in Nice?
📣 ICYMI @ec.europa.eu will present the upcoming 🇪🇺 European Ocean Pact 🌊 #EUOceanPact there on 9 June 2025, 13:30-14:30 #EUatUNOC3 👇
oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/events/align...

Picture of a model yacht, traditional wooden hull, green keel, white sails lying on grass. Beside the boat is the winner’s trophy.

Model yacht racing has a long tradition on #Rathlin Island and today we had a super competitive windy race on Ushet Lough as part of the Rathlin Sound Festival. It involves a lot of running, getting wet and a bit of skill too. And here’s the winning boat! Racing with 10yr old Oscar today 😊🏆⛵️#RSF25

New Oireachtas committee calls for assertive and ambitious approach to fisheries and maritime affairs

www.marinetimes.ie

Pick up a copy yet? Our May issue is in all good shops NOW - jam packed with news, interesting views, amazing photos and information from around our coast

A good evening of community participatory budgeting on Rathlin with some great community projects getting funded. #islandlife

#Muireann #Neily #MakeFishingFair ✊🏻
#IIMRO #islands #SSF #Article17 #CFP

@oceana.bsky.social

Kicking off soon: “Small-scale fisheries turning digital: how to do it right?”

Live from the @europarl.europa.eu for the #Fish-X event, co-hosted by MEPs @syoncourtin.bsky.social & Željana Zovko

It's been 3 years of collaboration with small-scale fishers to support their #DigitalTransition 🛥️

Happy Earth Day to all the people around the world who have helped take care of our planet…

#earthday2025 #saveourearth #protectouroceans