Following successful negotiations by the Minister for Marine, Mr Michael Creed, at the recent fisheries council meeting in Brussels, the European Union has introduced new regulations for the Irish seabass recreation fishery, which will operate on a catch-and-release basis for 2018. Initially, the EU proposal was for a complete ban for six months and a catch and release fishery for six months…
Irish Times, 08/01/18. Read the full article ‘New EU regulations for Irish seabass recreation fishery‘.

New EU regulations for Irish seabass recreation fishery
New EU regulations for Irish seabass recreation fishery
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