An organisation representing Norwegian fishing vessel owners say the calls of Irish fishing leaders for a ban on Norwegian vessels in Irish waters is “unreasonable and erroneous”.
The Norwegian Fishing Vessel Owners Association, Fiskebåt, strongly refuted claims their actions are the main cause of a recommended 22% cut in the EU mackerel quota next year.
Chief Executive of Fiskebåt Audun Maråk and the organisation’s Fisheries Scientist Gjert E. Dingsør said the claim of Aodh O Donnell, Chief Executive of Irish Fish Producers Organisation (IFPO) “is unfair and incorrect”.
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