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About the Federation of Irish Fishermen
The Federation of Irish Fishermen (FIF) was established in 2007 and is the umbrella organisation for  four Irish Fish Producer Organisations (FPOs) namely,
The Irish Fish Producers Organisation Ltd  (IFPO) Irish South and East Fish Producers Organisation Ltd  (IS&EFPO)
Killybegs harbour
The Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation. Ltd (IS&WFPO) The Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Ltd  (KFO).
Presently, the FIF represents over 90% of the over 12 meter Irish fishing fleet  and is run by a Board of 8 directors.
The position of Chairman is rotated between the CEOs of the four FPOs, Sean O’Donoghue, CEO of the The Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation Ltd  (KFO) currently holds the Chair since July 2009.
The FIF’s key aim is to provide a unified voice for the Irish Fishing Industry and to provide an active input into all policy making decisions both nationally and internationally.
 
CFP Reform - What the Fishing Industry thinks
 
Proceedings of the FIF Seminar
 
PowerPoint Downloads
  1. Dr Reinhard Priebe, DGMARE
  2. Barrie Deas, NFFO
  3. Alan McCulla, ANIFPO
  4. Jacques Pichon, PMA
  5. Andrew Kinneen, SFPA, Compliance
  6. Paul Connolly, MI, The Role of Science
  7. Michael Keatinge, BIM, Funding
  8. Sean O’Donoghue, FIF Review of the CFP

Current Issues

FISHERMEN'S FEDERATION WELCOME FINE GAEL INITIATIVE ON ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS FOR MINOR FISHERIES OFFENCES
FEDERATION OF OF IRISH FISHERMEN PUSHES IRISH INDUSTRY'S CASE FOR  EU FISHERIES REFORM AT TWO-DAY EU WORKSHOP IN LA CORUNA, SPAIN, 2-3 MAY May 5th 2010
The Federation of Irish Fishermen congratulates Mr. Tony Killeen on his appointment to the Cabinet March 23rd 2010
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