The Irish hope for the key Fisheries Council

Irish hope for key Fisheries Council. Unlike previous years, negotiators likely to reach final decisions for 2024 on key stocks for Irish fishermen The CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has expressed hope that final decisions can be reached around 2024 TACs (Total Allowable Catches) and quotas at this year’s Fisheries Council negotiations unlike what has happened over the last three years. For the first time since Brexit, EU/UK bilateral talks should have reached a conclusion ahead of Council commencing on Sunday, December 10th. Seán O’Donoghue said that it was timely and ultimately much more practical that negotiations pivotal to the Irish fleet be finished ahead of Ireland and its EU counterparts beginning to talk and strike final deals on the TACs and quotas for the industry for 2024. “If everything goes to plan, the Council should be able to sign off on a complete package of TACs and quotas for the entire year since the EU/UK bilateral covers virtually all stocks ...