Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am conscious of that. Fishermen do not feel positive at present. They have no sense of the practical workability and implications of the discard policy, particularly in regard to the whitefish industry. I spoke to Pat the Cope Gallagher, MEP who managed to table an amendment insisting that due regard be paid to the Hague preferences. He was very disappointed that the Hague preferences - he said this to me one hour ago - were not enshrined in the new agreement.

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