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21/02/2008
Coughlan Cutting Fishing Fleet
Around 75 fishing boats are to be decommissioned in Ireland is the Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan newly launched scheme is successful.
She aims to permanently remove certain types of fishing vessels from the Irish fleet.
The voluntary scheme will target older and larger fishing vessels with mixed catches of fish such as cod, haddock, monkfish, mackerel and herring.
She said the removal of these 75 vessels will increase the quotas available to other, more modern competitive boats and will help sustain the profitability of the fleet.
The scheme is available to boat owners in respect of vessels that are 10 years or more old and 18 metres or more in overall length.
The vessels must be operational at the time of decommissioning and have a recent track record of fishing.
She said that the level of payment will not exceed €7,500 per gross tonne.
(BMcC)
She aims to permanently remove certain types of fishing vessels from the Irish fleet.
The voluntary scheme will target older and larger fishing vessels with mixed catches of fish such as cod, haddock, monkfish, mackerel and herring.
She said the removal of these 75 vessels will increase the quotas available to other, more modern competitive boats and will help sustain the profitability of the fleet.
The scheme is available to boat owners in respect of vessels that are 10 years or more old and 18 metres or more in overall length.
The vessels must be operational at the time of decommissioning and have a recent track record of fishing.
She said that the level of payment will not exceed €7,500 per gross tonne.
(BMcC)
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