Ireland

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Abstract

The Irish Republic is essentially an island state. Its long, irregular and in parts deeply incised coastline shelters nearly 900 ports, small harbours and landing places — though many lack the basic infrastructure for handling regular consignments of fish. At the time of entry into the EU in 1973, Ireland’s fisheries were seriously undervalued, weakly developed and poorly organised. Landings totalled a mere 85,500 tonnes. Over the past quarter of a century, while some Member States have faced declining landings and increasing pressures to reduce fishing capacity, Ireland has experienced a period of new investment, vigorous modernisation and strong growth in fishing activity. By 1997, landings had more than tripled to circa 300,000 tonnes. Nonetheless, fishing still accounted for no more than 1% of GDP and employment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInshore Fisheries Management
EditorsD. Symes, J. Phillipson
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer
Pages119-137
ISBN (Electronic)9789401718929
ISBN (Print)9789048158744
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameInshore Fisheries Management
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1571-3075

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  • Multi-Use Conflicts in Inshore Waters

    Van Ginkel, R. & Steins, N., 2001, Inshore Fisheries Management . Dordrecht: Springer, p. 257-273 (Inshore Fisheries Management; vol. 2).

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  • The Role of Aquaculture in Inshore Fisheries

    Steins, N. & Roth, E., 2001, Inshore Fisheries Management. Symes, D. & Phillipson, J. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, Vol. 2. p. 223-238 Chapter 13. (Inshore Fisheries Management; vol. 2).

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