“All these proposals do is confirm that [EU Fisheries Commissioner] Joe Borg doesn’t want a fishing fleet – end of story," said Dick James, chief executive of the Northern Ireland FPO.
Irish Sea catch quotas are in line for some of the biggest across the board cuts according to the EU proposals, with every species except haddock marked for a significant cut, reported IntraFish sister publication Fishing News.
Northern Ireland industry leaders said the total allowable catches (TACs) were way out of line with reality, and accused the European Commission of trying to destroy its fishing industry.
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