A 164kg bluefin tuna was landed on the Donegal coast this week, leading to calls for fishermen to be allowed to have their share.
The fish was an accidental catch. However, John Shine of Shine’s Irish Tuna in Killybegs says the species spends more than a quarter of the year in Irish waters, typically during the autumn months.
The EU quota for bluefin tuna is 48.8 tonnes, yet Irish fleets are not entitled to any of it.
Mr Shine says it is a massive lost economic opportunity:
