Fishermen wishing to apply for oyster dredge licences for the 2016 season must apply on the official form to the relevant river basin district office before noon on Friday 27 November.
According to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the application process is necessary due to the growing number of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and Natura 2000 sites in Ireland that also contain oyster fisheries.
As oyster fishing requires dredging, IFI says that “appropriate assessment of these fishing activities will have to be undertaken.”…
Afloat.ie 04/11/2015 Read the article ‘Applications Open For 2016 Oyster Dredge Licences’
