In 2012, 279 aquaculture businesses, mostly along the west coast, employed 956 people and produced 36,000 tonnes of fish, of which 22,000 tonnes were shellfish.

At the launch of a new report on the Economic Impact of the Irish Bio-Economy, Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle; Dr Eoin Grealis, SEMRU (NUIG); Prof Cathal O’Donoghue of Teagasc; and Dr Peter Heffernan, CEO, Marine Institute.