Supporting the Irish Seafood Industry

Bord Iascaigh Mhara helps to develop the Irish Seafood Industry by providing technical expertise, business support, funding, training and promoting responsible environmental practice.

Services

Funding BIM Swoosh

Funding

We provide grant aid right across the seafood industry

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Funding

We provide grant aid right across the seafood industry

Fisheries Aquaculture Seafood Processors All sectors
Training BIM Swoosh

Training

Explore our range of accredited Seafood Training Programmes

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Training

Explore our range of accredited Seafood Training Programmes

Fisheries Aquaculture Seafood Processors All sectors
Aquatech Innovation Studio BIM Swoosh

Aquatech Innovation Studio

Programme now open for applicants
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Insights BIM Swoosh

Insights

BIM provides insights on a range of topics and sectors in the seafood industry including fishing and aquaculture
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Advisory Services BIM Swoosh

Advisory Services

We offer a range of Technical and Business services to support your business

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Advisory Services

We offer a range of Technical and Business services to support your business

Fisheries Aquaculture Seafood Processors All sectors
Sustainability & Certification BIM Swoosh

Sustainability & Certification

Achieve the highest standards in environmental management, food safety & quality

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Sustainability & Certification

Achieve the highest standards in environmental management, food safety & quality

Fisheries Aquaculture Seafood Processors All sectors
Industry Projects BIM Swoosh

Industry Projects

BIM and Industry collaborate to find innovative solutions through technical expertise and knowledge

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Industry Projects

BIM and Industry collaborate to find innovative solutions through technical expertise and knowledge

Fisheries Aquaculture Seafood Processors All sectors

Latest News & Events

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.

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

High response rate to latest BIM National Seafood Survey for Fisheries

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Call-out to ambitious aquatech companies to apply for 2024 BIM Innovation Studio

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Ballycotton Seafood to invest more than €1 million in upgrading production facilities with support from BIM

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Burren Smokehouse ready to scale up following €171,000 investment, supported by BIM

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A Seafood Way of Life

A Seafood Way of Life

As an island nation and with over 8,000 kms of coastland, Ireland has a rich tradition in fishing and aquaculture. Our coastal communities have worked in harmony with nature and have been to the forefront in ensuring the sustainable development of our natural resources, while passing on the knowledge, expertise and passion for the seafood way of life, throughout the generations.

Co. Clare couple realise dream to transform derelict site in Kilkee into an outstanding seafood destination

Entrepreneurial Co Clare restaurateurs, Robert Hayes and his wife Elaine, had their eye on a derelict site in the centre of Kilkee town for a long time. Just 500 metres from the beach, they saw the potential in the piece of wasteland which once housed stables used for carriage horses that serviced the old West Clare Railway in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

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Co. Clare couple realise dream to transform derelict site in Kilkee into an outstanding seafood destination

Family owned East Cork seafood business investing in the future, with support from BIM

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Smoking hot business making waves in The Burren, with support from BIM

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Grow your seafood retail career with BIM’s Certificate in Fishmonger Skills

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Musseling into a thriving shellfish business in stunning Killary Harbour in Co Galway

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