By Hugh Dooley
The full-time equivalent of more than 2,300 jobs in the fisheries sector are “at risk without swift intervention”, industry representatives warned as a Government taskforce on the industry sat for the first time on Monday.
The taskforce held its first meeting in Howth, Co Dublin and is expected to develop a “financial framework” to assist the fishing sector. It follows the EU fisheries deal reached in December, which could represent a nearly €100 million hit to the sector, lobby groups have set.
The Seafood Ireland Alliance (SIA), a grouping of five representative bodies for the fishing and fish production sector,
warned that cuts to quota reductions for 2026, in combination with instability in important fishing stocks have put fleets, processors and marine service industries here under “severe strain”.
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