€1.1m grant aid announced to support seafood enterprises

Munster industry awarded nearly €200,000 in funding

Nearly €200,000 has been allocated in funding to support Munster seafood enterprises. File Picture. 

€1,105m in grant aid has been awarded to 19 aquaculture and seafood processing enterprises under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme (EMFF).

Announcing the funding, Minister Charlie McConalogue said the latest development would “further add” to the grants allocated to 28 aquaculture projects which were announced back in March.