Consumers will be hit with a hike to fish prices unless the State intervenes to tackle a crisis in Irish fishing, the industry has warned. That decline has worsened in 2024, according to figures for January and February, the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association has warned. Mr Byrne said around one-third of the Irish processing industry, which employs around 4,000 people, will go if the trend continues. “We are in the middle of a perfect storm that is destroying the Irish fishing industry. “It is the proverbial canary in the coal mine for the Irish fishing industry and I am very worried about these results.

Source: Irish Examiner March 06, 2024 18:50 UTC