Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020
988. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU fixed total allowable catches for all fish species in tonnage in Irish waters, that is, the exclusive economic zone of Ireland for 2019 and 2020; and the total allowable catches for Irish vessels in tonnage in the same waters for each year. [3897/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder the Common Fisheries Policy, Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for stocks to which the Irish fleet have access are decided annually based on the scientific advice of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES). The TACs for the year are, in turn, based on the ICES area divisions and subdivisions, not any particular Exclusive Economic Zones (EZZ). The majority of Irish fishing takes place in ICES areas 6 and 7.
I have attached a table for the Deputy's information with the TAC and the Irish quota for 2019 and 2020 for TACs caught partially in the Irish EEZ. These areas are not exclusive to the Irish EEZ as they cover a number of different ICES areas and subareas. The figures do not include the valuable inshore fisheries which are not managed by way of a TAC and quota system.
Summary Quota Situation for Irish Fisherman: Irish Quotas agreed at the Council of Ministers, December 2019. All values in €million.
|
STOCK |
AREA |
2019 TAC |
2019 Quota |
2020 TAC |
2020 Quota |
|
Cod |
VIb |
74 |
16 |
74 |
16 |
|
Cod |
VIa |
1,735 |
385 |
1,279 |
284 |
|
Megrims |
VI |
5,782 |
749 |
5,901 |
764 |
|
Monkfish |
VI |
11,453 |
1,145 |
7,971 |
797 |
|
Haddock |
VIb XII XIV |
10,469 |
824 |
10,742 |
824 |
|
Haddock |
VIa Vb |
3,226 |
528 |
3,973 |
650 |
|
Whiting |
VI |
1,112 |
324 |
937 |
273 |
|
Norway lobster |
VI |
15,092 |
204 |
15,899 |
215 |
|
Plaice |
VI |
658 |
261 |
658 |
261 |
|
Pollack |
VI |
397 |
56 |
238 |
34 |
|
Saithe* |
VI |
11,753 |
455 |
7,340 |
402 |
|
Common sole |
VI |
57 |
46 |
57 |
46 |
|
Cod |
VIIa |
807 |
532 |
257 |
169 |
|
Cod |
VII b-k |
1,610 |
650 |
805 |
461 |
|
Megrims |
VII |
18,132 |
3,001 |
18,732 |
3,101 |
|
Monkfish |
VII |
32,999 |
2,501 |
35,299 |
2,675 |
|
Haddock |
VII b-k |
8,329 |
1,851 |
10,859 |
2,413 |
|
Haddock |
VIIa |
3,739 |
1,619 |
3,156 |
1,366 |
|
Whiting |
VIIa |
727 |
419 |
721 |
415 |
|
Whiting |
VIIb-k |
19,184 |
5,334 |
10,863 |
4,073 |
|
Norway lobster |
VII |
19,784 |
7,296 |
16,815 |
6,201 |
|
Plaice |
VIIa |
3,075 |
1,499 |
2,790 |
1,442 |
|
Plaice |
VII bc |
74 |
63 |
74 |
67 |
|
Plaice |
VII fg |
1,662 |
240 |
2,003 |
253 |
|
Plaice |
VII hjk |
109 |
47 |
67 |
30 |
|
Pollack |
VII |
12,163 |
929 |
12,163 |
929 |
|
Saithe |
VII |
3,176 |
1,492 |
3,176 |
1,492 |
|
Common sole |
VIIa |
414 |
74 |
457 |
77 |
|
Common sole |
VII bc |
42 |
36 |
42 |
36 |
|
Common sole |
VII fg |
841 |
26 |
1,652 |
52 |
|
Common sole |
VII hjk |
382 |
171 |
329 |
148 |
|
Hake |
VI, VII |
79,762 |
4,400 |
63,325 |
3,493 |
|
Skates & Rays |
VI, VIIa-c, & e-k |
10,184 |
1,329 |
10,184 |
1,329 |
|
Tusk* |
V, VI, VII |
4,130 |
68 |
1,207 |
68 |
|
Blue Ling |
Vb,VI,VII |
11,378 |
33 |
10,750 |
31 |
|
Blue Ling |
II, IV |
53 |
4 |
32 |
2 |
|
Ling |
VI - IX, X, XII, XIV |
12,196 |
898 |
12,196 |
898 |
|
Greenland Halibut |
IIa, IV, VI |
1,250 |
14 |
1,250 |
14 |
|
Spurdog |
I, V - VIII, XII, XIV |
270 |
53 |
270 |
53 |
|
Greater silver smelt |
V, VI, VII |
4,661 |
329 |
3,729 |
263 |
|
Boarfish |
VI, VII,VIII |
21,830 |
15,086 |
19,152 |
13,235 |
|
Herring |
VIaN |
4,170 |
630 |
3,480 |
526 |
|
Herring |
VIaS, VIIbc |
1,630 |
1,482 |
1,360 |
1,236 |
|
Herring |
VIIa |
6,896 |
1,795 |
8,064 |
2,099 |
|
Herring |
VII ghjk |
4,742 |
4,097 |
869 |
750 |
|
Blue whiting |
I - VIII a,b,d,e XII,XIV |
319,727 |
37,800 |
326,484 |
38,599 |
|
Mackerel |
VI, VII |
260,813 |
55,313 |
368,031 |
78,052 |
|
Horse mackerel |
IVb, IVc, and VIId |
12,629 |
376 |
11,213 |
334 |
|
Horse mackerel |
IIa,IVa,VI,VIIa-c,e-k,VIIIabe |
117,518 |
30,306 |
69,017 |
17,726 |
|
Albacore |
North Atlantic |
29,537 |
2,854 |
26,869 |
2,891 |
