date:Aug 02, 2013
said.
''What's important now is to build on this deal, to further expand the range of Irish seafood available in China.''
Irish seafood exports to China have jumped 75pc since 2010, growing from 5.7m that year to 10m in 2012.
The announcement follows four years of negotiations between the Chinese authorities and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA), in conjunction with the Irish embassy in Beijing.
Mr Gilmore said the development was a measure of confidence in Ireland's seafood qual