﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:17:22 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Sea Fisheries Protection Authority</title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie:443/News-Events/rss/1054</link><atom:link href="https://www.sfpa.ie:443/News-Events/rss/1054" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Fishing Master fined for breaches of electronic logbook and prior notification rules]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/fishing-master-fined-for-breaches-of-electronic-logbook-and-prior-notification-rules</link><description><![CDATA[ Richard Power, with an address in Co. Waterford, pleaded guilty at Waterford District Court on the 2 nd  of November 2026, to three charges of failing to submit electronic fishing logbook data ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:06:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/fishing-master-fined-for-breaches-of-electronic-logbook-and-prior-notification-rules</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[‘Boulder Barrier’ created by Greenpeace in southern North Sea area]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/boulder-barrier-created-by-greenpeace-in-southern-north-sea-area</link><description><![CDATA[ As is being widely reported in the media, on Saturday 31 st  October the Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise, deployed nine limestone boulders onto the seabed in an area in the southern North Sea with ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/boulder-barrier-created-by-greenpeace-in-southern-north-sea-area</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Industrial Action 14 October 2026]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/industrial-action-14-october-2026</link><description><![CDATA[   

 The SFPA has been notified by trade unions of a 24-hour work stoppage across the public service from 00.00hrs on Wednesday 14 th  October 2026. 

 The SFPA is making every effort to ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:56:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/industrial-action-14-october-2026</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SFPA Issues Reminder of Prohibition on All Trawling by Vessels Over 18m Length Inside the 6-Nautical Mile Zone]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-issues-reminder-of-prohibition-on-all-trawling-by-vessels-over-18m-length-inside-the-6-nautical-mile-zone</link><description><![CDATA[ The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) wishes to remind the fishing industry that, with effect from 01 October 2026, all trawling activity by vessels over 18 metres length overall is ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-issues-reminder-of-prohibition-on-all-trawling-by-vessels-over-18m-length-inside-the-6-nautical-mile-zone</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SFPA Publishes Sanitary Survey for Killala Bay]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-publishes-sanitary-survey-for-killala-bay</link><description><![CDATA[ The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published the results of a comprehensive Sanitary Survey for Killala Bay, undertaken to meet EU legislative requirements for the classification of ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-publishes-sanitary-survey-for-killala-bay</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Master of a French Fishing Vessel Fined for Defective Boarding Ladder]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/master-of-a-french-fishing-vessel-fined-for-defective-boarding-ladder</link><description><![CDATA[ Alberto Barreiro Faria, the Master of a French-registered fishing vessel, Faro Picamillo, was convicted and fined €500 at Bantry District Court on the 23 rd  of September 2026. 

 Mr. Barreiro ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/master-of-a-french-fishing-vessel-fined-for-defective-boarding-ladder</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SFPA Publishes Annual Classification List of Ireland’s Shellfish Production Areas]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-publishes-annual-classification-list-of-irelands-shellfish-production-areas-234</link><description><![CDATA[ The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published the annual classification list for commercial shellfish (bivalve mollusc) production areas across Ireland, assessing classifications of ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:18:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-publishes-annual-classification-list-of-irelands-shellfish-production-areas-234</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SFPA Publishes Updated Fishery Information Notice on Labelling on Board Freezer Vessels]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-publishes-updated-fishery-information-notice-on-labelling-on-board-freezer-vessels</link><description><![CDATA[ The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) recently published an updated Fishery Information Notice (FIN) titled ‘Labelling on Board Freezer Vessels.’ This FIN summarises the labelling ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:58:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-publishes-updated-fishery-information-notice-on-labelling-on-board-freezer-vessels</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SFPA Publishes Sanitary Survey for Achill South]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-publishes-sanitary-survey-for-achill-south</link><description><![CDATA[  The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published the results of a comprehensive Sanitary Survey for Achill South, undertaken to meet EU legislative requirements, namely Article 56 of ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sfpa-publishes-sanitary-survey-for-achill-south</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority issues reminder to all fishing vessel operators and buyers in relation to obligations to comply with legal requirements when fishing for and buying European Lobster]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sea-fisheries-protection-authority-issues-reminder-to-all-fishing-vessel-operators-and-buyers-in-relation-to-obligations-to-comply-with-legal-requirements-when-fishing-for-and-buying-european-lobster</link><description><![CDATA[ The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is reminding Irish fishing vessel operators of the conservation measures and legal requirements that apply to European lobster ( Homarus gammarus ) .  ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sea-fisheries-protection-authority-issues-reminder-to-all-fishing-vessel-operators-and-buyers-in-relation-to-obligations-to-comply-with-legal-requirements-when-fishing-for-and-buying-european-lobster</guid></item></channel></rss>