The Seafood Ireland Alliance says a meeting with the EU Fisheries Commissioner was a crucial step in pressing for fairer quotas and workable fishing rules to protect coastal communities.
A delegation, which included representatives from the Irish Fish Processors Organisation, Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, the Irish Fish Processors & Exporters Association, and others, met with Costas Kadis in Brussels yesterday.
Aodh O’Donnell, Chief Executive of the Irish Fish Processors Organisation, has welcomed a commitment from the Commissioner to follow up on a number of key strategic issues for the fishing sector.
He hopes the lines of communication between the Seafood Ireland Alliance and the Commissioner will remain open into the future:
