date:Apr 09, 2014
The Irish seafood sector has the potential to increase sales to 1 billion and deliver 1,200 additional jobs by 2017, according to a Bord Iascaigh Mhara (the Irish seafood industry development board). In recent years, the Irish seafood sector, worth 810 million in 2013, has concentrated on new markets in Asia where demand for quality seafood is showing phenomenal growth. Irish shellfish in particular is highly sought after in China and Hong Kong and exports to Asian markets have increased by 34%.