McBride Fishing wins Seafood Exporter of the year 2024
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Pictured below: Luke McBride of McBride Fishing Co. Ltd being presented with Seafood Exporter of the Year award from BIM Regional Business Development Officer Michael Gallagher, IEA President Colin Dunne and IEA CEO Simon McKeever at the 2024 Irish Exporters Awards.
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Come meet us at CFSE 2024
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McBride Fishing exhibit at Japan International Seafood Show 2024:
McBride Fishing exhibited at the Japan International Seafood Show for the first time in August 2024. See pictures of International Sales Director, Luke McBride liaising with potential customers and increasing the awareness of Brown Crab & Blue Lobster to the Japanese consumers. |
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McBride Fishing are exhibiting at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona 2024:
McBride Fishing are exhibiting at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona from 23rd-25th of April 2024. Come visit us in Hall 3 at Booth No: 3D401. If you would like to arrange a meeting please email us luke@mcbridefishing.ie. |
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McBride Fishing are exhibiting at China Fisheries & Seafood Expo in Qingdao, China:
McBride Fishing are exhibiting on the OceanJade brand at CFSE 2023. Come visit us them in Hall 7, Booth B7-0101. See on the left Hugh & Luke McBride in attendance at CFSE 2023. |
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McBride Fishing are exhibiting at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona 2023:
McBride Fishing are exhibiting at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona from 25th-27th of April 2023. Come visit us in Hall 3 at Booth No: 3D401. If you would like to arrange a meeting please email us luke@mcbridefishing.ie. |
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McBride Fishing attending Seafood Expo North America in Boston:
Luke and Hugh McBride will be at the Seafood Expo in Boston 12-13 March 2023. If you would like to arrange a meeting please email us luke@mcbridefishing.ie. |
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McBride Fishing to exhibit at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona:
We are proud to announce that we will exhibit for the first time at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona from 26th-28th of April 2022. Come visit us in Hall 3 at Booth No: 3D401. If you would like to arrange a meeting please email us luke@mcbridefishing.ie. |
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BIM National Seafood Awards 2018:
McBride Fishing are crowned Fishing Enterprise of the Year at the 2018 BIM National Seafood Awards. Pictured on the left is Hugh McBride of McBride Fishing Co. Ltd being presented with the award from BIM CEO Jim O'Toole and BIM Chairman Kieran Calnan. |
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CLG Na Dúnaibh ladies win Donegal & All Ireland Gaeltacht:
McBride Fishing who are proud sponsors of CLG Na Dúnaibh ladies would like to congratulate them on this exceptional achievement. The Downings ladies team only formed a year and a half ago and have went on to win two massive competitions in quick succession. It was an unforgettable weekend as CLG Na Dúnaibh's mens senior team won the All Ireland Gaeltacht, seeing off local rivals Gaeil Fhánada. Congratulations to all involved! |
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TD Joe McHugh congratulating McBride Fishing with Origin Green verified members logo:
TD Joe McHugh congratulating McBride Fishing on recently being accredited as a verified Origin Green Member. www.origingreen.ie/for-you/origin-green/ |
McBride Fishing Sponsor CLG Na Dúnaibh:
McBride Fishing are delighted to be sponsoring CLG Na Dúnaibh Senior Ladies.
McBride Fishing are delighted to be sponsoring CLG Na Dúnaibh Senior Ladies.
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McBride Fishing are now an Origin Green member:
McBride Fishing are pleased to announce that we are now a fully verified Origin Green member. The membership has been gained for our sustainability plans for the coming years. www.origingreen.ie/for-you/origin-green/ |
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All Vessels receive Responsibly Sourced Seafood Certification:
We at McBride Fishing are delighted to annouce that all our vessels - Amy Jane II, Heather Jane II, Peadar Elaine II have gained certification to the BIM Responsibly Sourced Seafood standard. This ensures that 100% of raw material supplied by McBride Fishing is now certified. |
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McBride Fishing's New Venture:
McBride Fishing are part of Jade Ireland Seafood, which is a joint venture company, established by two innovative and award winning Irish Seafood companies:
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New vessel joins the fleet:
On behalf of all at McBride Fishing, we are pleased to introduce our newest vessel in our fleet. The Amy Jane II was built by the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon in 2004. It was acquired by McBride Fishing in Novemeber 2015, and the vessel was completely refurbished to meet all classification regulations by Mooney Boats in Killybegs and began fishing operations in April 2016. |
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Global Trust Certification:
Peter & Hugh McBride receiving the Internationally recognised EN45011/ISO Guide 65 B.I.M seafood stewardship programme certificates from Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine - Simon Coveney TD. |
BIM has recently launched a new guide on Brown Crab Handling and Quality. The guide is the latest addition to BIM's suite of Quality and Handling guides designed for the use of the skipper and crew of crab fishing vessels. It focuses on the use of the senses (i.e. visual appearance and physical gauging of weight) to determine the quality and meat yield of Brown Crab (Cancer pagurus) and describes best practice in the handling and storage of crab, from capture through grading, boxing and storage to onward transport.
The fishery for Brown crab (Cancer pagurus) also known as edible crab or common crab, is the fourth most valuable demersal fishery in Ireland (c.€9 million; 6,000t), representing 7% of the total value and volume of demersal landings.
The species is landed in all major and many smaller ports around the Irish coast and is a significant source of income for many fishermen and fishing communities. The traditional inshore fishery of vessels between 10m and 18m LOA, accounts for c.40% of landings with the remaining proportion of landings coming from offshore vessels (> 18m LOA), including the fleet of live-holding or vivier vessels, which predominately fish off the northwest coast of Ireland.
The species is fished using pots, which are highly selective and environmentally friendly. Discards of undersized and juvenile crab along with bycatch species are all returned, alive and undamaged to the sea.
Although a non-quota species, Ireland has been proactive in self-regulating fishing effort on this species and is acting with international partners to form an industry-led management and marketing forum to maximise the value of this fishery in a responsible manner.
Responsibility, quality, traceability and provenance are the core principles of BIM’s, internationally recognised (i.e. ISO 65) Seafood Stewardship Programme. Both vivier and inshore crab boats are under assessment for this certification and on achievement will have unique status on European and Global markets.
This new guide is a key supporting document for BIM’s Seafood Stewardship Programme and the latest in BIM's quality and handling guide series.
The fishery for Brown crab (Cancer pagurus) also known as edible crab or common crab, is the fourth most valuable demersal fishery in Ireland (c.€9 million; 6,000t), representing 7% of the total value and volume of demersal landings.
The species is landed in all major and many smaller ports around the Irish coast and is a significant source of income for many fishermen and fishing communities. The traditional inshore fishery of vessels between 10m and 18m LOA, accounts for c.40% of landings with the remaining proportion of landings coming from offshore vessels (> 18m LOA), including the fleet of live-holding or vivier vessels, which predominately fish off the northwest coast of Ireland.
The species is fished using pots, which are highly selective and environmentally friendly. Discards of undersized and juvenile crab along with bycatch species are all returned, alive and undamaged to the sea.
Although a non-quota species, Ireland has been proactive in self-regulating fishing effort on this species and is acting with international partners to form an industry-led management and marketing forum to maximise the value of this fishery in a responsible manner.
Responsibility, quality, traceability and provenance are the core principles of BIM’s, internationally recognised (i.e. ISO 65) Seafood Stewardship Programme. Both vivier and inshore crab boats are under assessment for this certification and on achievement will have unique status on European and Global markets.
This new guide is a key supporting document for BIM’s Seafood Stewardship Programme and the latest in BIM's quality and handling guide series.
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Developing your Seafood Business:
Donal Buckley BIM & Danny McEleney presenting Pete Mc Bride Jnr with a certificate for the successful completion of 'Developing Your Seafood Business' course. |
Donegal County Enterprise Board and Bord Iascaigh Mhara are delivering a training programme aimed at assisting the development of seafood companies in County Donegal to further grow their business through a combination of seafood product development, adding value to existing products or development of new domestic and/or export markets.
The concept of developing a course specifically for seafood businesses was originally developed by BIM and is was run in Donegal in co-operation with Donegal County Enterprise Board. A total of thirteen companies took part on the course which is designed to assist them to become more competitive and efficient, to develop smart business strategies that add value to their activities and innovate on new products and practices.
A primary focus of this course is to add value to their products and it tackled the main areas of:
The concept of developing a course specifically for seafood businesses was originally developed by BIM and is was run in Donegal in co-operation with Donegal County Enterprise Board. A total of thirteen companies took part on the course which is designed to assist them to become more competitive and efficient, to develop smart business strategies that add value to their activities and innovate on new products and practices.
A primary focus of this course is to add value to their products and it tackled the main areas of:
- Business planning
- Branding
- New product development
- Identifying best route to market structures
- Developing company management skills