Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2023
436. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish, in tabular form, the number of registered inshore and offshore fishing vessels in the ranges under 10, 10 to 12, 12 to 15 and over 15 metres licensed to catch fish for commercial reasons in Ireland for the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53417/23]
View answerIn accordance with section 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, the Register of Sea Fishing Boats is maintained by the Registrar General for Sea Fishing Boats and is publicly available online at: gov.ie - Sea Fisheries Administration (www.gov.ie) . In addition, the EU Commission publishes annual fleet reports including Ireland which are also available online. oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/fisheries/rules/fishing-fleet-capacities_en These reports typically identify the number of vessels in a variety of length classes similar to the information sought by the Deputy.
The fleet breakdown as per the Register of Sea Fishing Boats at the end of December 2022 is set out in the table below. I have asked the Registrar General for Sea Fishing Boats to compile figures for the past 10 years and to provide these directly to the Deputy.
|
Length Overall |
No of vessels |
|
10m |
1485 |
|
>10 12m |
221 |
|
>12 15m |
67 |
|
>15m |
212 |
