Clonakilty hosts European talks on future management of mackerel stock

TALKS between the European Union, Norway and the Faroe Islands on the management of the almost three million ton mackerel stock in the North East Atlantic will begin in Clonakilty, Co Cork, today.

The European Commission, the Swedish Presidency of the European Council and a range of interested member states including Denmark, Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, France, Poland, Germany and Ireland will take part in the talks.

A delegation of 12 from Norway and the Faroe Islands will also attend the gathering, which will continue at the Clonakilty offices of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food until Friday.