Despite efforts to boost Ireland's seafood sector to becoming a global leader, the country's industry has yet a long way to go, speakers and panelists told the audience at Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s (BIM) “Capturing Ireland’s Share of the Global Seafood Opportunity” conference in Dublin this week.
Scaling up was perhaps the phrase of the day, and is setting Ireland's course for the next years. "Do we have the scale we need to compete?" Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney asked.
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