Dr. Paul Connolly:

This is another significant issue which could hurt Ireland badly. If the quota is determined by historic landings, the fact that Ireland has closed the fishery raises the possibility that we will get no quota. It will be an area of significant debate in the process of defining and allocating quotas. We must sit around the table. A management plan for seabass in an Irish context within the TACs from the EU is the only way out. Otherwise, we will get ourselves into an impossible position.