Norway 'secure more out of fishing deal than Ireland'

Under EU deal, Norwegian fishers can catch 224,000 metric tonnes of blue whiting in Irish waters this year, while Irish fishermen and women are only allowed to catch 52,000 metric tonnes. File picture: Dan Linehan

The EU has given Norway permission to catch four times more blue whiting in Irish waters than Irish fishermen and women are allowed.

Under the deal, Norwegian fishers can catch 224,000 metric tonnes of blue whiting in Irish waters this year — an increase of 110,000 metric tonnes on how much they were allowed to catch last year.