Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Crisis in Ireland's Inshore Fishing Industry: Discussion
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
We in the coastal communities know, as our guests have pointed out, that there is an enormous overreliance on shellfish. Mr. Desmond pointed to the previous Government's decisions around salmon, trout, bass and eel. That leads me to the issue of mackerel and herring. Our guests have dealt with the issue in their presentation but perhaps they would indicate what change needs to happen to have a fair allocation of mackerel and herring for the inshore fishermen. From the perspective of NIFA, what needs to happen? What is a fair point to arrive at?
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