Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 November 2016
230. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 6 April 2016, if he will provide an updated reply noting that new information has been received by his Department regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35555/16]
View answerThe Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the agency with responsibility for recording landings of fish (excluding farmed fish) into Irish ports. I am informed by the SFPA that landings of fish (excluding farmed fish) into Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre in 2015 amounted to a total of 45,762 tonnes with a value of €112.7 million. This shows a significant increase on 2014 figures which stood at 35,004 tonnes valued at €82.1m.
Additionally 3,027 tonnes of farmed salmon were landed into Castletownbere in 2015 which is the first year we have these statistics available. I do not have accurate figures for the value of the farmed salmon landed into Castletownbere.
