Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 984: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make a statement on the terms governing the carrying over of herring quota for fishermen based in the south east as opposed to those operating out of the north western ports. [1703/07]

John Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The Department administers two principal herring fisheries, the Celtic Sea Herring Fishery and the North West Herring Fishery. The management arrangements in place for those two fisheries have been developed in consultation with industry representatives and differ only in the length of the fishing periods allowed.

In the case of both fisheries, vessels wishing to participate notify their interest in advance and are allocated catch limits for a set fishing period. Any quantity not caught within that fishing period remains part of the national quota and is allocated in subsequent fishing periods to vessels participating. Port of origin is not a consideration for participation in either fishery.