The news is good both for local producers -- who sell the vast majority of their product domestically -- as well as for fish exporters looking to take advantage of the robust Irish market.
“Approximately half of the increase in domestic seafood sales was of Irish origin, with the other half being met through increased imports,” BIM Chief Executive Pat Keogh said.
Exports of Irish seafood were up just two percent in 2006, though the success of different sectors varied wildly, according to the report.
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