Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion

Mr. Miche?l O'Mahony:

There is the issue of blue whiting, and it is true that there are four different species. Blue whiting would be reasonably described as a soft fish, and it is different from both horse mackerel and boarfish. They are different creatures, for sure. It would be useful to describe the totality of the food chain for the committee. Once these fish have been trawled at sea, the net is pulled up alongside the vessel and the fish are pumped on board using a high-pressure, high-volume pump-----