It’s claimed new fishing laws coming into effect next month will be detrimental for Clare’s coastal economies.
From June 1st, The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine is introducing legislation which will limit anglers to catching just three pollacks per day.
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It follows a warning from The International Council for Exploration of the Sea which indicates that pollack stocks in Irish waters are at critically low levels and that fishing needs to be temporarily restricted.
Carrigaholt based Chair of the Irish Charter Skippers Association Luke Aston says it’s already impacting local business.
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