Written answers
Thursday, 7 December 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Fishing Industry Data
Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sea fishermen; and the number of Irish-registered sea fishing boats in tabular form. [52430/17]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Seafood industry supports the economic viability of many coastal communities, directly generating or supporting approximately 11,000 jobs. This includes full and part time/casual employment in the fisheries, aquaculture, seafood processing and ancillary services sectors as provided by BIM and set out below.
| - | Full time | Part time | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Fisheries | 3924 | 1060 | 4984 |
| aquaculture | 693 | 1023 | 1716 |
| processing | 2200 | 660 | 2860 |
| ancillary | 1440 | ||
| Total | 6817 | 2743 | 11,000 |
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Under the Cod Effort Management scheme, there are 107 vessels with track record authorised to fish in ICES area 7a (Irish Sea), under Council Regulation (EC) No. 1342/2008 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2016/2094 of 23 November 2016. This Department does not issue authorisations for under 10m vessels which may also fish in the Irish Sea. A further 20 vessels have been authorised to fish in the Irish sea under the New Entrants Scheme usingGill nets or nephrops fishing gear.
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