﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:50:32 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/Who-We-Are/News/rss/460</link><atom:link href="https://www.sfpa.ie:443/Who-We-Are/News/rss/460" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><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><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Guidance to Buyers of First-Sale Fisheries Products]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/guidance-to-buyers-of-first-sale-fisheries-products</link><description><![CDATA[   

 The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is reminding buyers of first-sale fisheries products, including restaurants and fish shops, of their legal obligations. First-sale fisheries ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/guidance-to-buyers-of-first-sale-fisheries-products</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Appointment of Michael Finn as Acting Chairperson of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/appointment-of-michael-finn-as-acting-chairperson-of-the-sea-fisheries-protection-authority</link><description><![CDATA[ Michael Finn has been appointed by Minister of State for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Mr. Timmy Dooley T.D. as Acting Chairperson of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA).  
Michael has ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/appointment-of-michael-finn-as-acting-chairperson-of-the-sea-fisheries-protection-authority</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority publishes updated Transport Document Exemption Policy and Transport of Fishery Products Fisheries Information Notice]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sea-fisheries-protection-authority-publishes-updated-transport-document-exemption-policy-and-transport-of-fishery-products-fisheries-information-notice</link><description><![CDATA[ The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority has published its updated Transport Document Exemption Policy, together with an updated Transport of Fishery Products Fisheries Information Notice (FIN). The ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sea-fisheries-protection-authority-publishes-updated-transport-document-exemption-policy-and-transport-of-fishery-products-fisheries-information-notice</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Guidance on Preventing Histamine in Fish during the Summer season]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/guidance-on-preventing-histamine-in-fish-during-the-summer-season</link><description><![CDATA[ The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is advising fishermen and women, consumers and food business operators on how to prevent histamine formation in certain fish, particularly in the summer ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:04:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/guidance-on-preventing-histamine-in-fish-during-the-summer-season</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Clare O'Sullivan]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority publishes Food Safety Information Notice - Registration of Shellfish Harvesters as Food Business Operators]]></title><link>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sea-fisheries-protection-authority-publishes-food-safety-information-notice-registration-of-shellfish-harvesters-as-food-business-operators</link><description><![CDATA[  The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has issued a Food Safety Information Notice (FSIN), reminding all shellfish harvesters operating in Ireland of their legal obligation to be registered ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.sfpa.ie/Who-We-Are/News/Details/sea-fisheries-protection-authority-publishes-food-safety-information-notice-registration-of-shellfish-harvesters-as-food-business-operators</guid></item></channel></rss>