Fish farming can provide 2,000 more jobs, says IFA chief

THE Government must grasp the opportunity to create 2,000 jobs in fish and shellfish farming, the Irish Farmers Association has declared.

John Bryan, president, said the IFA presented a 10-point plan aimed at doubling the output of the €120 million industry to Marine Minister Tony Killeen at a meeting in Dublin.

The plan calls for the revitalisation of a high quality sustainable industry around the coast as a critical move towards saving remote communities and supplying vital raw material for seafood processors.