‘300 fishing jobs in danger’ due to reductions in some catch quotas

More than 300 jobs in the fishing sector are at risk as a result of reductions in the species that Irish fishermen can catch next year, according to the industry.

However, Fisheries Minister Simon Coveney defended the deal he managed to secure, saying the value of fish would be worth €4m, bringing the total for the industry to €260m.

The South will be the worst affected as fishermen will be hit by cuts to both their main income sources — prawns and the mixed fisheries of haddock, cod, and whiting.