Dingle fish factory permit suspended by watchdog

The authority responsible for the regulation of the sea-fishing and seafood sectors has declined to reveal what prompted the suspension of a Dingle-based fish factory’s permit pending an investigation into the accuracy of its weighing scales.

The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) confirmed it has suspended the weigh permit of a Kerry-based premises — understood to be Ó Catháin Iasc Teoranta in Dingle — pending inquiries.

The suspension comes less than two weeks after Marine Minister Simon Coveney announced the firm was to receive €500,000 in grants, co-funded by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine and the European Fisheries Fund.