BIM sponsoring 'Seafood Exporter of the Year' category at the IEA Export Industry Awards

Irish seafood business exporters are invited to apply for a chance to be named the Seafood Exporter of the Year at the IEA Export Industry Awards.   BIM is pleased to be sponsoring the new Seafood Exporter of the Year category which recognises the achievements of seafood exporters with a focus on innovative product development or market access initiatives. 

Meet one of the first students to have completed BIM’s Fishmonger Certificate Training Course

Award-winning Carlingford Oyster Company invests more than half a million euro in new production facilities, with support from BIM

The award-winning Carlingford Oyster Company has improved efficiencies and the quality of its harvest following an investment of more than half a million euros in new machinery and production facilities.

Co. Clare couple invest €850,000 in transforming derelict site in Kilkee into a seafood destination, with support from BIM

An entrepreneurial Co Clare couple have invested €850,000 in transforming a derelict site in the centre of the popular seaside town of Kilkee into an outstanding seafood destination. Robert Hayes and his wife Elaine recently opened Naughton’s Yard, an exciting development which includes apartments, a café, an art gallery and a vintage food truck serving the best of locally caught seafood.

High response rate to latest BIM National Seafood Survey for Fisheries

The latest National Seafood Survey for fisheries launched in October 2023, (collecting data for 2022) closed at the end of January with 500 surveys completed by vessel owners, more than double the survey returns from last year and the highest response rate achieved for the fleet yet. Survey returns from the inshore fleet, in particular, were significantly higher this year.