Up to a fifth of Irish fishermen will be forced to quit unless changes are made to the European Union Common Fisheries Policy that allows foreign vessels to catch up to 85 per cent of fish in Irish waters, the industry has warned.
Existing quotas limit Irish boats to just 15 per cent of the catch, said Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation CEO, Patrick Murphy and this is not longer sustainable.
A documentary Exploiting Irish Fishermen – the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy will be screened on Wednesday for members of the Oireachtas in a Dublin city centre hotel.
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