Hundreds of jobs could be impacted by EU fishing proposals

Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue said almost 400 jobs could be under threat under proposals. File Picture.

Almost 400 jobs could be impacted in the fishing industry by European proposals, the Agriculture Minister has warned.

Charlie McConalogue was speaking as he presented the Sea Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment to the joint Oireachtas committee on agriculture and the marine. The assessment outlines the impact the current EU Commission proposals, published in October, would have.