Ms Caroline Bocquel:

I thank the Senator. I will do a quick summary and then pass to my colleague, Dr. Jackson, to give a little more detail.

The volume increase is because we had a significant increase in the volume of blue whiting, which is a very low-value species. Although the volume has gone up, the value has gone down. It is the mix of species that makes that up. The two main species that have the highest value are mackerel and nephrops, which are Dublin Bay prawns. They are the ones we are really focused on in terms of value. The volume may go up, but it is important to look at the value of the species.