Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

One of these bluefin tuna can be worth $10,000. In the Japanese sushi and sashimi markets, it is an incredibly lucrative fish. More than 8,000 additional tonnes in the past four years were secured by the European Union for this fish but we get nothing. As the Minister knows from wearing his agriculture hat, we are looking at the Common Agricultural Policy, the single farm payment, the historical relationship in that regard and how it can be unjust. This fisheries situation is profoundly unjust. It is a mortal sin that we have this healthy lucrative fishery that our fishermen are allowed to go out on a chartered vessel, catch the fish and release it again, only for it to go out fattened from our waters and to make a fortune of money for vessels from other countries. This is madness. The Minister is an intelligent man and a Donegal man. He knows it is madness. He has to stand up and fight for Irish interests. We cannot put up with this any longer. It is absolutely sickening to see the amount of money lost. It could be used for our inshore fleet. The Minister could control the way it is fished to make a nice income for boats all around our coast.

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