Ireland's fishing crisis: 'I will not take part in the scrapping of perfectly good boats'

Dry dock operator Ger Sullivan says his business is affected by the Government's decommissioning scheme

Bere Island Boatyard owner Ger Sullivan: Of the 60 or so boat owners who have gone for decommissioning, at least four of them were his customers. Picture: Neil Michael

For someone who has never fished in his life, Ger Sullivan might be an unlikely person to be affected by the Government's fishing boat decommissioning scheme.

But so far, of the 60 or so boat owners who have gone for decommissioning, at least four of them were customers of his.