The fishing industry is "one hundred per cent united" in what it wants the Government's new Seafood Task Force to do for the industry, according to the Chief Executive of the Irish South and West Fish Producers' Organisation in Castletownbere.
CEO Patrick Murphy said in an interview that all sectors of the industry were united in their approach, writes Tom MacSweeney.
He said that fishing had been devastated and was reduced to being "just a memory" in his area because of the previous way decommissioning of the fleet had been forced on fishermen.
The key points the industry is seeking are a fair share-out of the Brexit fishing impact amongst all EU nations and a reversal of the discrimination shown against Ireland; that any package of aids to the industry should prioritise the most affected and that the Task Force must continue in existence until the coastal communities are properly protected for their future.
Listen to Patrick Murphy here