Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation

Mission & Goals

IIMRO is a fishery producer organisation representing members on the offshore islands of Ireland. It has its origins in the long struggle by Donegal island fishermen for recognition of their rights following the offshore ban on salmon fishing in 2006. They have taken their campaign to Europe and back home to Dublin in order to highlight the effects of one size fits all legislation has had across the islands of Ireland. IIMRO collaborates with groups from across Europe and Ireland and are working to implement recognition of small offshore islands in the EU Common Fisheries Policy which came about largely as a result of our work in Europe: “Small offshore islands which are dependent on fishing should where appropriate, be especially recognised and supported in order to enable them to survive and prosper in the future.”