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.
Cork-based fishing organisation warns of lack of protection for industry workers under Brexit agreement
Patrick Murphy, Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation CEO
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THE CEO of the Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation has reacted angrily to the lack of protection afforded to Irish fishermen following the recent Trade and Co-operation Agreement between the UK and the EU.
Under the terms of the recent trade agreement, EU fishing boats will have to reduce the quantity of fish caught in British waters by 25%. This has caused considerable anger amongst Irish fishing groups, who met with the Taoiseach and Ministers Simom Coveney and Charlie McConalogue this week.
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Clare Daly claimed Spanish, French and Portuguese trawlers are destroying the sea bed in the UK s fishing waters. It comes as the Ministry of Defence laid secondary legislation to provide Royal Navy Police with extra powers to patrol England and Wales s territorial waters in the event of a no deal Brexit. Speaking to European Parliament, Ms Daly said: There s no doubt about it that break-ups can be ugly and hostile and this one is no exception.
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