Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020
990. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the final 2020 Irish quotas in tonnage and value for each fishing species agreed at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in December 2019; the value of same; the final 2020 quota agreed for each such species; and the difference between 2019 and 2020 quotas in percentage terms, in tabular form. [3899/20]
View answerThe informaton requested by the Deputy is set out in the table setting out the tonnage and value of Irish quotas for 2020 and the percentage difference between the 2019 and 2020 quotas.
Summary Quota Situation for Irish Fishermen: Irish Quotas agreed at the Council of Ministers, December 2019. All values in €million.
|
STOCK |
AREA |
2019 Quota |
2020 Quota |
Volume change |
Value 2019 |
Value 2020 |
Value change |
|
|
Cod |
VIb |
16 |
16 |
-3% |
€0.05 |
€0.05 |
2% |
|
|
Cod |
VIa |
385 |
284 |
-26% |
€1.27 |
€0.95 |
-25% |
|
|
Megrims |
VI |
749 |
764 |
2% |
€2.78 |
€2.88 |
4% |
|
|
Monkfish |
VI |
1,145 |
797 |
-30% |
€5.56 |
€3.93 |
-29% |
|
|
Haddock |
VIb XII XIV |
824 |
824 |
0% |
€1.69 |
€1.71 |
1% |
|
|
Haddock |
VIa Vb |
528 |
650 |
23% |
€1.08 |
€1.35 |
25% |
|
|
Whiting |
VI |
324 |
273 |
-16% |
€0.47 |
€0.40 |
-14% |
|
|
Norway lobster |
VI |
204 |
215 |
5% |
€1.73 |
€1.85 |
7% |
|
|
Plaice |
VI |
261 |
261 |
0% |
€0.51 |
€0.52 |
1% |
|
|
Pollack |
VI |
56 |
34 |
-39% |
€0.14 |
€0.09 |
-38% |
|
|
Saithe* |
VI |
455 |
402 |
-12% |
€0.71 |
€0.64 |
-10% |
|
|
Common sole |
VI |
46 |
46 |
0% |
€0.42 |
€0.43 |
1% |
|
|
Sub Total (Area VI) |
4,992 |
4,566 |
-9% |
€16.42 |
€14.80 |
-9.9% |
||
|
Cod |
VIIa |
532 |
169 |
-68% |
€1.75 |
€0.57 |
-68% |
|
|
Cod |
VII b-k |
650 |
461 |
-29% |
€2.14 |
€1.54 |
-28% |
|
|
Megrims |
VII |
3,001 |
3,101 |
3% |
€11.13 |
€11.67 |
5% |
|
|
Monkfish |
VII |
2,501 |
2,675 |
7% |
€12.14 |
€13.17 |
9% |
|
|
Haddock |
VII b-k |
1,851 |
2,413 |
30% |
€3.79 |
€5.01 |
32% |
|
|
Haddock |
VIIa |
1,619 |
1,366 |
-16% |
€3.31 |
€2.84 |
-14% |
|
|
Whiting |
VIIa |
419 |
415 |
-1% |
€0.61 |
€0.61 |
1% |
|
|
Whiting |
VIIb-k |
5,334 |
4,073 |
-24% |
€7.75 |
€6.01 |
-22% |
|
|
Norway lobster |
VII |
7,296 |
6,201 |
-15% |
€62.02 |
€53.50 |
-14% |
|
|
Plaice |
VIIa |
1,499 |
1,442 |
-4% |
€2.94 |
€2.88 |
-2% |
|
|
Plaice |
VII bc |
63 |
67 |
6% |
€0.12 |
€0.13 |
7% |
|
|
Plaice |
VII fg |
240 |
253 |
5% |
€0.47 |
€0.50 |
7% |
|
|
Plaice |
VII hjk |
47 |
30 |
-36% |
€0.09 |
€0.06 |
-35% |
|
|
Pollack |
VII |
929 |
929 |
0% |
€2.34 |
€2.38 |
2% |
|
|
Saithe |
VII |
1,492 |
1,492 |
0% |
€2.34 |
€2.38 |
1% |
|
|
Common sole |
VIIa |
74 |
77 |
4% |
€0.68 |
€0.72 |
6% |
|
|
Common sole |
VII bc |
36 |
36 |
1% |
€0.33 |
€0.33 |
1% |
|
|
Common sole |
VII fg |
26 |
52 |
100% |
€0.24 |
€0.49 |
103% |
|
|
Common sole |
VII hjk |
171 |
148 |
-13% |
€1.57 |
€1.38 |
-12% |
|
|
Hake |
VI, VII |
4,400 |
3,493 |
-21% |
€13.51 |
€10.88 |
-19% |
|
|
Skates & Rays |
VI, VIIa-c, & e-k |
1,329 |
1,329 |
0% |
€1.92 |
€1.95 |
2% |
|
|
Sub Total (Area VII) |
33,508 |
30,222 |
-10% |
€131.20 |
€119.01 |
-9% |
||
|
Tusk* |
V, VI, VII |
68 |
68 |
0% |
€0.07 |
€0.07 |
1% |
|
|
Blue Ling |
Vb,VI,VII |
33 |
31 |
-6% |
€0.04 |
€0.04 |
-5% |
|
|
Blue Ling |
II, IV |
4 |
2 |
-50% |
€0.01 |
€0.00 |
-49% |
|
|
Ling |
VI - IX, X, XII, XIV |
898 |
898 |
0% |
€1.71 |
€1.73 |
1% |
|
|
Greenland Halibut |
IIa, IV, VI |
14 |
14 |
0% |
€0.16 |
€0.16 |
2% |
|
|
Spurdog |
I, V - VIII, XII, XIV |
53 |
53 |
0% |
€0.02 |
€0.02 |
1% |
|
|
Cod |
I,II |
322 |
322 |
0% |
€1.06 |
€1.08 |
1% |
|
|
Sub Total (Other whitefish) |
1,392 |
1,388 |
0% |
€3.06 |
€3.10 |
1% |
||
|
TOTAL DEMERSAL |
39,893 |
36,176 |
-9% |
€150.68 |
€136.91 |
-9% |
||
|
Stock |
AREA |
2019 Quota |
2020 Quota |
0 |
Value 2019 |
Value 2020 |
0 |
|
|
Greater silver smelt |
III, IV |
8 |
8 |
0% |
€0.01 |
€0.01 |
1% |
|
|
Greater silver smelt |
V, VI, VII |
329 |
263 |
-20% |
€0.22 |
€0.18 |
-19% |
|
|
Boarfish |
VI, VII,VIII |
15,086 |
13,235 |
-12% |
€3.02 |
€2.68 |
-11% |
|
|
Herring |
VIaN |
630 |
526 |
-17% |
€0.27 |
€0.23 |
-15% |
|
|
Herring |
VIaS, VIIbc |
1,482 |
1,236 |
-17% |
€0.63 |
€0.53 |
-15% |
|
|
Herring |
VIIa |
1,795 |
2,099 |
17% |
€0.76 |
€0.91 |
19% |
|
|
Herring |
VII ghjk |
4,097 |
750 |
-82% |
€1.74 |
€0.32 |
-81% |
|
|
Blue whiting |
I - VIII a,b,d,e XII,XIV |
37,800 |
38,599 |
2% |
€6.43 |
€6.66 |
4% |
|
|
Mackerel |
VI, VII |
55,313 |
78,052 |
41% |
€71.91 |
€101.47 |
41% |
|
|
Horse mackerel |
IVb, IVc, and VIId |
376 |
334 |
-11% |
€0.32 |
€0.29 |
-10% |
|
|
Horse mackerel |
IIa,IVa,VI,VIIa-c,e-k,VIIIabe |
30,306 |
17,726 |
-42% |
€25.76 |
€15.29 |
-41% |
|
|
Herring |
I, II |
3,399 |
3,035 |
-11% |
€1.44 |
€1.31 |
-9% |
|
|
Albacore |
North Atlantic |
2,854 |
2,891 |
1% |
€8.73 |
€8.98 |
3% |
|
|
TOTAL PELAGIC |
153,475 |
158,754 |
3% |
€121.23 |
€138.85 |
15% |
||
|
TOTAL ALL STOCKS (Ex Deepwater) |
193,368 |
194,930 |
1% |
€271.92 |
€275.77 |
1% |
