Our Board
Edward Moore – NIFA Director
Edward is a native of Dingle, Co. Kerry and Owner-Skipper of the MFV Misty Dawn T539. He has been fishing for the last 35 years having started his career on the family’s fishing vessels MFV Bridget T29 and MFV Purple Harvest before buying his first vessel MFV Noreen Bawn WT105 in 1986. He fishes a range of inshore species including: potting for brown crab, lobster, and spider crab; dredging for Scallop; gillnetting, trammel netting and tangle netting for whitefish and crayfish.
He has been actively representing the interests of inshore fishermen locally and nationally through his role as a founding member of Comharchumainn Gleamaigh Chorca Dhuibhne when it existed and the Chumainn Gleamaigh Chorca Dhuibhne since 2008. He was previously a member of the Crab Species Advisory Group as part of the National Shellfish Management Framework. Eddie Chaired the SWRIFF and held the position of NIFF vice Chair, from the inception of the Inshore Fisheries Forums until is resignation from the SWRIFF in late 2018
John Menarry – NIFA Director
John a Native of South Donegal started fishing salmon and lobster while still at school. This was before studying for the BIM Deckhand Course in 1997, which he followed up with a Second Hand Full Skippers ticket. John Fished on a number of Whitefish boats out of Killybegs including the Emer Marie, Salve Regena, the Adina and the Boy Connor, before moving back into the Inshore Sector to fish on the K Mar K. John then purchased a vessel of his own which he has fished for the last twelve years, mostly potting for lobster and Brown Crab and Gill Netting. John is keen to see Inshore Fishermen work together, not only to market their catches but also to improve the health of the fish stocks that they depend on. He would also like to see cooperation to avail of government supports for times of extreme hardship
Robert Kearney – NIFA Director
Trudy Mcintyre- NIFA Director
Gus O Donovan – NIFA Director
Kevin Byrne – NIFA Director
Kieran Healy – NIFA Director
Kieran fishes out of Crosshaven, Co. Cork and is the owner/skipper of the MFV Ronan Finbar S46.
He has been fishing since 1978. Apart from a four year period fishing for albacore tuna and swordfish out of San Pedro, California he has fished almost exclusively inshore, currently fishing pots, lines and tangle nets targeting, lobster, shrimp, brown crab, Pollack and ray seasonally.
He has extensive experience of inshore fisheries and was a founder member of the Irish Lobster Association which was at the forefront of initiatives to introduce management and conservation for lobster and crayfish stocks.
Michael Foley – NIFA Director
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Michael Desmond – NIFA Director
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Seamus Breathanach – NIFA Director
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