New Fisheries Board starts up

[whelzer]

Heard about this a while back http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/new- ... 63721.html.

I'd like to think that some good will come it. But on past examples of gov agencies amalgamating (HSE) it probably won't.

[Tanglerat]

Different jersies, same players.

[Donagh]

So what about the coastal fisheries. Who's in change of them?

[corbyeire]

Different jersies, same players.

[hugo]

Different jersies, same players.

And we're the ball

Part of it anyway......

[whelzer]

So what about the coastal fisheries. Who's in change of them?

Wee snip from the article: "The agency is also responsible for sea angling in Ireland."

Having Inland in the title is not a great start...

[Donagh]

So what about the coastal fisheries. Who's in change of them?

Wee snip from the article: "The agency is also responsible for sea angling in Ireland."

Having Inland in the title is not a great start...

So they've separated out the comercial section of sea fishing that was in the old fisheries boards

[JimC]

Different jersies, same players.

Hopefully it will work out for the better.
Wouldn't you love to know the cost of the name change

[Big Ben]

First separation,then isolation,then licensing Hope not

[west coast skipper]

The inland fisheries bit in the name is a pity, but just highlights the lack of interest with anything to do with the sea by the gov here. Overall the idea could be a step forward.

[Bradan]

So what about the coastal fisheries. Who's in change of them?

Wee snip from the article: "The agency is also responsible for sea angling in Ireland."

Having Inland in the title is not a great start...

So they've separated out the comercial section of sea fishing that was in the old fisheries boards

Nope, no change in responsibilities. Still sea patrols to deter illegal driftnetting, etc. Still responsible for commercial oyster dredging, etc. There will be a new fisheries bill in a couple of years which may split off some of those responsibilities to SFPA, but the new legislation only accounted for the structure of the new body, name change, etc.

Hopefully it will work out for the better.
Wouldn't you love to know the cost of the name change

Cost neutral. i.e. whatever it costs to change name, logo, stationery, cars, etc will be taken from the already reduced budget

The inland fisheries bit in the name is a pity, but just highlights the lack of interest with anything to do with the sea by the gov here. Overall the idea could be a step forward.

Anyone remember when they tried to change the name of the department a few years ago - Dept. of Marine and Natural Resources became the Dept. of Communications and Natural Resources, Marine was only left in again after public outcry. Didn't matter, its now Dept Comms Energy and Natural Resources, marine is gone.

[Caz-Galway]

So what has changed then? Is it just the name?

Caz

[teacher]

Have the boards of the old "Fisheries Boards" been disbanded?

I assume its just one executive group now for the whole country.

What about functions like marketing and development? Will that happen at a national rather than a regional level now?

[Bradan]

Have the boards of the old "Fisheries Boards" been disbanded?

I assume its just one executive group now for the whole country.

What about functions like marketing and development? Will that happen at a national rather than a regional level now?

Yes, yes and yes