A third of Irish catches are in UK waters, says department, amid warning of ‘severe impact’
Ireland catches a proportion of all its main commercial quotas in UK waters and, in some cases, such as with mackerel, more than 60 per cent of the quota.Dr Beamish said the “most immediate impact” of loss of access would be for whitefish and prawn fisheries.
“A major knock-on effect of loss of access by Irish and other union vessels in the event of a disorderly Brexit is the likely increase in activity in the fishing ground in the waters around Ireland,” he continued. Dr Beamish said the EU had two proposals to deal with such a scenario. The first involves a loosening of the rules that govern the provision of financial aid to fisherman from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.
The second proposal from the EU Commission is about ensuring there is a legal basis to allow EU vessels to operate in the waters of a third country in the absence of a formal agreement between the EU and that third country.
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