Howth School of Fish welcomes the national and international travel trade to our website, and we hope to meet you in person at our school in Howth, County Dublin.
Sean Doran, whose family have been involved in the fishing industry in Howth for 60 years, established Howth School of Fish in 2019. This is a social tourism enterprise with objectives to keep the Howth fishing culture alive through education and local employment while providing and immersive visitor experience where tourists will feel part of the local fishing community.
Our team aims to create deep connections between visitors and the local fishing community Blessed with beautiful seaside surroundings, Howth is a working fishing harbour, giving our visitors real world experience and demonstrations of the Irish Fishing industry. Howth is part of the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere, and our mission is to share this beauty, leave no trace and where possible involve our staff, friends and visitors in ocean regeneration.
What’s included?
Our experiences are aimed at the Ultralux market and our hands on approach means that the ratio of tutors to guests is high for a personalised experience.
Experiences are created from a selection of one-hour modules. We are not preachy in our approach. From the outset guests are invited to participate and ask questions and we often find that the guests guide the direction of the talks depending on their particular areas of interest.
Prices
Our prices start at €90 per person for the Deckhand 3 hour course, with a net price of €78.75 to travel trade managers.
To avail of travel trade net rates, your business must be a member of a professional travel trade body in Ireland or your own country.
Furthermore, special interest groups will be catered for, and tailor-made packages and prices may be arranged. For further details on this option please contact Suzanne Mulvey on 00353 86 7968489 or email marketing@dorans.ie
Tour Times
Tours run Monday to Saturday, from mid-March to September 30th.
Always contact our office to arrange times. We are flexible in our approach but cancellations within 30 days of arrival will incur cancellation fees.
Travel Trade Bookings
Each group booking will receive a booking contract outlining all inclusions, food and beverage requirements along with payment details and cancellation fees.
We accept payment up to 7 days in advance, and payment may be made by EFT and we accept all major debit and credit cards. We don’t accept payment by cheque.
Affiliate Program
We are now accepting affiliate partners. You will receive a booking code and login details for our booking system, then simply book your customers directly and you will receive confirmation, and your customers will receive an e-ticket. At the end of each month your commission will be paid by EFT to your bank account. Get in touch with sales to find out more, sales@howthschooloffish.ie
Corporate and Education Groups
We can create tailored packages to suit corporate and education groups from our range of one hour modules. We build a program to suit the objectives and interests of your group from module including:
- Types of trawling
- Howth harbour and a brief history
- Fish handling
- Aquaculture
- Plastics in the ocean
- Navigation
- Communications
- Fish Finding.
- On board machinery
- A day in the life
- Crew facilities
- Why vessels need to be dry docked.
- Bycatch / Unwanted catch
- EU
- Brexit
- Life saving / Search And Rescue.
- Fish filleting.
- Survey of our fish counter, explaining source of fish, types, etc
- Fishing skills – Knot tying, rope splicing, net mending
- The future of the industry
- Species / fish, shellfish / farmed, local, imported.
- Various rules and regulations.
- Types of trawling
- Howth harbour and a brief history
- Fish handling
- Aquaculture
- Plastics in the ocean
- Navigation
- Communications
- Fish Finding.
- On board machinery
- A day in the life
- Crew facilities
- Why vessels need to be dry docked.
- Bycatch / Unwanted catch
- EU
- Brexit
- Life saving / Search And Rescue.
- Fish filleting.
- Survey of our fish counter, explaining source of fish, types, etc
- Fishing skills – Knot tying, rope splicing, net mending
- The future of the industry
- Species / fish, shellfish / farmed, local, imported.
- Various rules and regulations.
We can also add a boat trip and catering depending on the requirements of the group.
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