Fisherman at lowest point in the price chain

I WISH to respond to the feature article by Eddie Cassidy headlined ‘European fishing industry all at sea’ (Irish Examiner, December 15).

Wed, 22 Dec, 2004 - 00:00

I have been a fisherman since 1984 and I have never seen whiting and haddock as plentiful as this year. Despite this, it is the fisherman who suffers yet again.

We get 30 cent a kilo for whiting and haddock, with 50% waste. The gross cost to the retailer is 60 cent a kilo for fillets, but the housewife is paying anything from €7 to €11 a kilo!

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