Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Heads of Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)

2:05 pm

Dr. Eamonn Kelly:

We do not work on commercial species. That is a matter for the Marine Institute and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. They advise on commercial stock management. We do not deal with fisheries management per se. We manage the nature conservation elements. There will be times when biodiversity considerations must be brought to the table. If that is the case, the Marine Institute or the Department will seek specific items of information from us. They would lead the matter. We do not play a role in the management of commercial fisheries.

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