Seafish has welcomed a group of maritime organisations’ combined £60,000 pledge in additional funding to provide 500 aquaculture and inland fisheries workers in Northern Ireland with free Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
The funding has been pledged by Seafish, Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) through the European Fisheries Fund. A wide range of organisations including the Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-op, the Fishermen’s Mission, the Cross Border Aquaculture Initiative (CBAIT), have also contributed.
Lough Neagh Rescue, RNLI, Loughs Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) will assist in the delivery of PFDs with associated safety training to inshore fishermen and aquaculture workers throughout Northern Ireland.
