Instances of rare aquatic species being caught off the west coast continues to rise, with an Achill fisherman catching two rare species within an hour at the weekend.
Skipper James O’Gorman was fishing close to the Bills Rocks off the Achill coast on Sunday afternoon in approximately 60 metres of water when he captured a giant box crab – a very rare occurrence. An hour later he landed a bullnose eagle ray, believed to be the first caught in Irish waters since records began.
……Mayo News…..03/07/12….read full article…
http://www.mayonews.ie/intwo-rare-species-caught-by-achill-trawler