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Ireland’s fishing quota could be cut by 61% compared to 2018 – claim

written by Stephen Maguire October 18, 2018
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Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has expressed concern for the Irish Fishing sector if the independent advice from International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is taken into consideration or adopted by the EU Maritime Member States when arriving at the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the forthcoming year.

Deputy Gallagher raised the issue through a Dail question and said he was shocked at the level of cuts which are being recommended for the sector,

The headline advice from ICES is that the catch, by all parties including those who operate outside the 2014 Mackerel Agreement, for 2019 should not exceed 318,403 tonnes.

This would equate to a 68% reduction compared to total 2018 catches. Ireland’s quota would reduce by 61% compared to 2018.

Pat the Cope said “I am expressing caution in terms of the validity of the advice being offered from ICES, not for the first time has their advice been proven to be inaccurate and simply wrong.

“The Irish fishing fleet cannot take a 61% cut in their quota; in fact no sector could sustain such a level a cut in one calendar year – it is simply unsustainable to expect a sector to be cut by 61% and still survive with all the existing overheads an individual would have based on larger annual catches.”

He said the Irish Government must immediately take preventive action and engage in a round of talks with likeminded coastal states in order to prevent such a proposal from even being considered.

He added “This will involve serious and hard negotiation on the part of the Minister and the Irish Marine Department officials in the coming weeks, otherwise the Irish fishing sector will face catastrophic cuts in the 2019 quota.”

Ireland’s fishing quota could be cut by 61% compared to 2018 – claim was last modified: October 18th, 2018 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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