New dawn for Ireland’s 2,000 strong inshore fisheries sector

Following previous failed attempts at implementing a management framework for Ireland’s inshore fisheries, marine minister Simon Coveney has launched a dedicated platform and suite of measures for this sector which comprises over 80% of Ireland’s fishing fleet.

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The development package consists of three parts: establishment of a National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF); a funding package of €1m in 2014 and conservation measures to support lobster and shrimp stocks.

 “Ireland’s inshore fishermen are poorly represented by current structures and need a dedicated platform where they can discuss and develop common initiatives.

“I’ve been insisting for some time that we would look at how we might create a structured voice for the inshore sector, and what type of structure would be appropriate,” he added.

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