A West Clare councillor says he’d see “nothing wrong” with an outright ban on trawling in coastal waters.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has opened public consultation on a review of large vessel activity inside what’s referred to as the six nautical mile zone.
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The consultation runs until April 12th and the options set out for the future of trawling range from no change to an outright exclusion of all sea-fishing boats.
Kilkee Fianna Fáil Councillor Cillian Murphy says while it’s unlikely a ban would be implemented on large vessels fishing within six miles of the coast, he’d be broadly supportive of one.
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