The Social Democrats intend to press ahead with legislation proposing a moratorium on commercial sprat fishing in Irish ...

Sprat are small fish indigenous to Ireland and a rich protein source for whales but also other cetaceans and seabirds. They ...

A BAN ON the mass fishing of sprat by large trawlers in inshore areas starting in October next year has been announced by the ...

Ireland will phase out large-vessel sprat trawling in inshore waters by 2026 to protect vital marine species and habitats ...

Pádraig Whooley, sightings officer for the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG), says that the same whales spotted off the ...

It has been a long road to get to this point, but will it finally result in pressure being lifted on important ecosystems and ...

Timmy Dooley was speaking after cabinet agreed to proposed restrictions on industrial fishing of the species this week.

It’s claimed a proposed ban on large trawlers operating along Clare’s coast will do little to protect marine life or support fishing communities. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has ...

Marine Minister Martin Heydon brought a memo to Cabinet on Tuesday morning 22 July to inform them of the decision ...

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