Tributes to Fishing Industry Leader Hugo Boyle
23rd January 2021
Tributes have been paid to fishing industry leader Hugo Boyle, who died unexpectedly earlier this week.
Mr Boyle, a father of four from Falcarragh, Co Donegal, was chief executive of the Irish South and East Fish Producers’ Organisation (IS&EFPO).
“A gentleman who was highly respected right around the coast” is how south-east vessel owner Caitlín Uí Aodha of the IS&EFPO described him.
Fellow industry leaders said his loss would be felt both in Ireland and Europe.
Mr Boyle, a former fisherman and vessel owner who was based in Achill Sound, Co Mayo, had been ill for several years.
Irish fishermen say they are concerned a taskforce set up to support coastal communities after Brexit will become a “talking shop”.
Representatives from the fishing industry said the Brexit trade agreement reached on Christmas Eve has “failed” Irish fishermen and is a “bad fisheries deal”.
Under the terms of the Brexit agreement, Irish fleets will have to give back 25% of fish caught in UK waters.
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said that after meeting fishing groups, he will set up a taskforce to seek recommendations on how to support the sector.
The losses due to Brexit will ensure a large portion of the Irish fishing fleet will be unviable
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Under the terms of the Brexit agreement, EU fleets will have to give back 25 percent of fish caught in UK waters. Giving evidence to the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee on Friday, Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue said that after meeting fishing groups, he will set up a taskforce to seek recommendations on how to support the sector.
Graduates from Wexford Campus s Aquabusiness course have received their diplomas following a year which forced them to adapt to a new style of learning.
The only academic course of its kind in the country, the HDip in Aquabusiness was launched in 2018 and is specifically tailored for the next generation of seafood producers, managers and entrepreneurs.
The course has been popular with students from the beginning and Seamus O Flaherty, who received this year s Brendan O Kelly Memorial Medal as the first in class, said, It has a good mix of general business principles and knowledge, coupled with marine specific case studies. It s a great step-up for somebody working in a marine business.
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Under Mr Johnson’s deal, the EU will lose 25 percent of its share of the catch in British waters. Up to 15 percent will be lost in 2021, rising by two percentage points each year to 25 percent by 2026.