The European Parliament has paved the way to lift a ban on the use of traditional nets off the Donegal coast that was put in place due to concerns over cod stocks. MEPs overwhelmingly passed an initial vote to allow the use of gill and tangle nets, which will open up parts of the northwest coast to fishing for haddock, lobster, crab and lesser spotted dogfish…
Irish Times, 23/11/12. Read the article ‘Fishermen to benefit as net ban to be lifted soon‘.
