BIM hosts industry meetings to kick start new year

We kick started the New Year by hosting Group (ICG) meetings on Aquaculture, Processing and Fisheries on the 10th, 11th and 12th January. The aim of the meetings was to brief key industry players on progress made to date on BIM’s Corporate Strategy and to invite feedback on the proposed 2012 work programmes to ensure BIM are continuing to meet industry requirements.

Aquaculture Group from left to right: Donal Maguire, Aquaculture Development Manager, BIM; George Golden, Carrowholly Shellfish Ltd; John Connolly, Ballybay Perch, Pat Connors, Marine Harvest, Jim Kerr, Ballybay Perch, Shay Harty, Dungarvan Shellfish and Jason Whooley, BIM CEO.

Processing Group from left to right: Donal O’Sullivan, Castletownbere Fishermen’s Co-op Society, Tom Geoghegan, Irish Fish and Processor Exporters Association, Mick O’Donnell, Island Seafoods, Bill Price, Rockabill Shellfish, Alan Price, Rockabill Shellfish, Jason Whooley, BIM CEO, Tom Scanlon, BIM, Ian Mannix, BIM, Paul Ward, BIM, Geraldine Lane, BIM, Donal Buckley, BIM Business Development and Innovation Manager and Susan Steele, BIM. Also present but not in the photo: John Brown, De Brun Iasc Teoranta.

Fisheries Group from left to right: Eamon McHugh, Killybegs Fisherman, Francis O’Donnell, Irish Fish Producers Organisation; Eibhlin O’Sullivan, South and West Fish Producers Organisation; Sean O’Donoghue, Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation Ltd; Jason Whooley, BIM CEO; Majella Fitzsimons, BIM; Michael Keatinge, BIM Fisheries Development Manager, Padraig Gordon, BIM and Conor Nolan, BIM. Also present but not in the photo: Caitlin Uí Aodh, Irish South and East Fish Producers Organisation and Ian Lawler, BIM.