Asia has surpassed the UK as Ireland's second biggest export market for seafood. Asia has surpassed the UK as Ireland's second biggest export market for seafood. Higher value delicacies including Irish oysters and shellfish are driving Asian growth, and pointing to massive growth for farmed Irish seafood, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)'s latest Business of Seafood report shows. The EU, excluding the UK, bought €373m of Irish fish last year. Average pay for crew on boats over 12 metres was €44,000 in 2018.

Source: Irish Independent April 17, 2019 01:30 UTC