Fish bonanza possible, but only with conditions

In response to Donal Buckley’s recent opinion piece in the Irish Examiner (Agri-business, April 8) the Irish Wildlife Trust would like to point out that within Ireland’s “abundant fishing grounds” less than half of assessed fish stocks are considered by the Marine Institute to be exploited sustainably.

The remainder are either overfished or too little is known of their status to be sure.

Mr Buckley suggests the forthcoming bonanza in the seafood sector will be fuelled by “new salmon farms” and “harvesting new species”.