Promote and maintain health, safety and quality standards in

the fleet

Maintain alignment of catching capacity with available

resources

Promote environmentally friendly fishing methods

Promote energy efficient fishing vessels

Successfully deliver obligation to land all catches

Community Led Local Development

Encourage new entrants & succession planning

Financial support for training & infrastructure

Fisheries, Training & FLAGS

Competitive advantage for organics & high value species

Protection against disease, parasites & biotoxins

Improved governance maritime spatial planning

Manage aquaculture in accordance with NATURA 2000

Increase sustainable production, value & jobs

New sites, new farmers, better use of existing sites

Improve the timeframe for licence determinations

Access to private and public finance

Aquaculture

2009 2013 20140

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

213,004255,911 260,784

€332,000

€492,000€520,000

Irish Seafood Exports by Volume and Value 2009 -2014

Build scale within the seafood processing

Expand the availability of raw material

Develop industry skills

Access to private and public finance

Efficient route to market

Increase sustainable production, value & jobs

Support production and marketing plans

Implement Storage Aid market price supports

Processing

SALES VALUE

€1 BILLION

JOBS CREATED

3,000

OF WHICH EXPORTS

€650 MILLIONOF WHICH DOMESTIC

€350 MILLION

EXPAND AQUACULTURE CAPACITY Y

+78%

TRAINING PLACES DELIVERED

8,000

4 COMPANIES WITH A TURNOVER OF

+ €50 MILLION

EXPAND RAW MATERIAL SUPPLY

+ 45,000 TONNES

Key targets