Ireland has pledged EUR 32 million in fresh funding for the fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing beginning in 2019.
According to a commitment made at the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference which concluded Wednesday 29th of November 2018, the funding will be used to acquire three Pilatus 12 aircraft to boost the patrolling ability of the North Atlantic nation.
Under the current year, Ireland completed a EUR 250 million naval vessel replacement programme and acquired two marine patrol aircraft in part of its undertaking to enhance maritime and fisheries surveillance.