Whats New

  • Spey Bay Golf Course & Caravan Park in Scotland changes hands
  • iF Design Award for the Hymer Venture S
  • ElectricBrands XBUS innovative e-mobility concept
  • 3 new Sea View Camping guidebooks; West Country, Scotland & The Most Beautiful Borghi (villages) of Italy
  • Lough Neagh Artisans Market: Sunday 21st May: The Lock Keeper’s Cottage, Toome
  • Home
  • News
  • Notice Board
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Book Reviews
    • T.V.
    • Video
  • Tow Car Reports
  • CARAVAN PARK REVIEWS
  • Contact
  • follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • RSS Feed
    • Linked
    • Youtube

New CEO appointed at Inland Fisheries Ireland – Award for its App

Sep 27, 2020 Fishing, News, Waterways 0


New CEO appointed at Inland Fisheries Ireland – Award for its App
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

The Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced the appointment of Francis O’ Donnell to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Francis is currently Director of the Western River Basin District with IFI. He will take up his position in the coming weeks.

Prior to rejoining the inland fisheries service, Francis was the CEO of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO). He has also worked with the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority.

Inland Fisheries Ireland is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) and was established under the Fisheries Act on 1st July 2010. Its principal function is the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. Inland Fisheries Ireland promotes supports, facilitates and advises the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling. Inland Fisheries Ireland also develops policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries and sea angling and advises the Minister on same.

Irish Fisheries App One of 51 awardees in Rethink Ireland Innovate Together €3 million fund.

The Abalobi fisheries app, a pilot undertaken by the Irish Islands Marine Organisation Cooperative Society is one of the 51 awardees under the first round of the Innovate Together Rethink Ireland philanthropy fund. This is the first pilot for the app in Europe of an originally South African project.

Problem (impact of Covid-19) Markets which usually take fish and shellfish from island fishers have collapsed. As a result most island based fishers cannot sell their catch and are completely dependent on the emergency COVID payments. The lack of income or alternative supports for fishers will have a disproportionate impact on fishery dependent island communities.

Project description The project consists of the development of an innovative and integrated online and phone app system that will facilitate small scale fishers to log their catch and direct sales to consumers, of traceable fish and shellfish from the islands. The programme aims to promote traceable, storied seafood by empowering small-scale fishers from catch to customer, in a manner that is not only ecologically responsible, but also socially fair. This will ensure access to market and income generation for fisherman in the area. The IIMRO-Abalobi partnership will see the first rollout of the system in Europe and promises to make major changes to the way catches are documented and sold.

What will this investment will enable them to do?

The funding will be used to adapt the app suite to the Irish requirements for species, sales notes and reporting. The investment will also cover costs associated with marketing, recruiting and enrolling fishers and customers onto the system.The Abalobi app was designed in South Africa for small fisheries suffering during Covid 19. This trial in the islands of Ireland is the first tme it has been piloted in europe to date.

Fifty one projects receive € million in grants under the Covid 19 response Innovate Together fund.€3 million in awards announced in first phase of Innovate Together Fund, after 481 projects apply for grants.

Rethink Ireland are delighted to announce the 51 Awardees of Round 1, €3 million in awards, of our €5.6M Innovate Together Fund.

The Government of Ireland, through the Department of Rural and Community Development (via the Dormant Accounts Fund), committed €5M to this Fund as part of a €40M support package to the community and voluntary sector in May. Rethink Ireland have since received additional donations from the Z Zurich Foundation, Medtronic, Twitter and Oakfield Trust. The Fund supports charities’ innovative responses to the COVID-19 crisis that will also provide lasting change.

 

Tweet

Related Posts :

Spey Bay Golf Course & Caravan Park in Scotla...
iF Design Award for the Hymer Venture S
ElectricBrands XBUS innovative e-mobility con...
3 new Sea View Camping guidebooks; West Count...

  • tweet
Inland Fisheries Ireland announces €120,000 in funding for novice angling projects New from Bailey - the Adamo Campervan on the Ford Transit - High on Adventure

More in this category
  • Spey Bay Golf Course & Caravan Park in Scotland changes hands
    Spey Bay Golf Course & Caravan...

    0

  • iF Design Award for the Hymer Venture S
    iF Design Award for the Hymer Venture S

    0

  • ElectricBrands XBUS innovative e-mobility concept
    ElectricBrands XBUS innovative...

    0

  • 3 new Sea View Camping guidebooks; West Country, Scotland & The Most Beautiful Borghi (villages) of Italy
    3 new Sea View Camping guidebooks; West...

    0


Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Caravan Cruise

Magazine

Newsletter

News

  • Spey Bay Golf Course & Caravan Park in Scotland changes hands
  • iF Design Award for the Hymer Venture S
  • ElectricBrands XBUS innovative e-mobility concept
  • 3 new Sea View Camping guidebooks; West Country, Scotland & The Most Beautiful Borghi (villages) of Italy
  • Lough Neagh Artisans Market: Sunday 21st May: The Lock Keeper’s Cottage, Toome
  • Discover the Best of Dún Laoghaire at Coastival: A Week of Live Music, Comedy, Water Sports, Family Fun, & Mor
  • 2023 Blue Flag & Green Coast Awards Recognise Ireland’s Best Beaches & Marinas
  • Italian Tourism: Sustainability is the trend of 2023
  • Line-up confirmed: Zoe Wees, Rea Garvey, Die Fantastischen Vier & Bosse play live at VW Bus Festival
  • Register online to receive a free clean-up kit to celebrate Clean Coasts 20th birthday on World Ocean Day
  • The Ocean Race: 11th Hour Racing Team wins in hometown, with Malizia 2nd, closing leaderboard
  • Bailey of Bristol to partner with Ford Pro to begin manufacturing its first van conversion later this year
  • Discover the Exciting Changes at Westport House!
  • ‘Princess Diana – Fashion from the Wardrobe of The People’s Princess’ at Newbridge Silverware
  • Marine Institute’s Irish Ocean Climate and Ecosystem Status Report 2023 
  • Inland Fisheries Ireland opens new draw for anglers to apply for brown fish tags for Cork’s River Lee
  • Biological invasions as costly as natural disasters – new study
  • Inland Fisheries Ireland welcomes Donegal Circuit Court ruling over illegal salmon fishing
  • 6,000+ VW Buses Camping tickets sold out for VW Bus Festival 202
  • MAN extends TGE offering to Campervan customers
Copyright 2013 Caravancruise / All rights reserved