The E.U., U.K., Norway, and Northeast Atlantic coastal states have reached agreements on shared stocks that bring fishing in line with scientific advice.
Continuity for Fishing for the First Three Months of 2021
17th December 2020
The Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue T.D., has welcomed the agreement reached at the EU Council of Fisheries Ministers in Brussels overnight to set quotas for fish stocks for the first three months of 2021.
The Minister said, “Our fisheries sector has faced unprecedented challenges during 2020. We have the uncertainty relating to the potential severe impacts of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU that has been hanging over our heads since 2016. In addition, of course this year, the sector has had to cope with the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic on our seafood markets.”
EU Council of Fisheries Ministers in Brussels have agreed to set quotas for fish stocks for the first three months of 2021.
They ve agreed to set interim Total Allowable Catches and quotas for the first quarter of next year based on a “rollover” of 25% of the 2020 TAC levels for the majority of stocks.
A higher rollover has been applied to certain migratory stocks that are fished mainly during the first few months of the year and are of particular importance to Ireland.
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue says it s an important interim measure aiming to mitigate the impact of Brexit: