Campaign to promote careers in seafood sector

A social media campaign, urging more young people to consider the seafood sector as a career option, was launched yesterday by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).

It followed the successful weekend SeaFest in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork, which highlighted the potential of the ‘blue economy’.

Video profiles of an oyster farmer, a seafood technologist, a marine engineer, a skipper, and a R&D manager are being used in the campaign.