Mr. Micheál O'Mahony:

We could come up with various things that might help here. Haul-by-haul analysis is another example. At the moment we get what the vessels have caught during the day and that might be several hauls. Haul-by-haul analysis is something that we feel would be particularly useful here. Access to their entire fishing trip information is another one. To clarify, when they arrive, they may have been fishing for three weeks before they arrive in the Irish EZ. When we go on board how do we tell the difference between what they caught in the Irish EZ and what they did not catch in the Irish Sea EZ? Even that information would be useful. There are various things we can do to step towards a better picture for the coastal state. The reality is that the CFP sets up a shared responsibility between the coastal state, in this instance us, the flag state - reference was made to a particular case in that regard - and the port state, where the catch lands. To join the dots between those is a challenge we face every day of the week.