Discarded fishing nets to be used for eco-friendly underwater barrier

OLD fishing nets are to be recycled to create an eco-friendly underwater protection barrier for New Ross Marina, Co Wexford.

The accumulation of debris around the Three Sisters Marina, located below O’Hanrahan Bridge, New Ross, has historically caused numerous problems for river traffic, potential damage to the marina infrastructure, as well as being an eye-sore for locals and tourists.

This project will see discarded fishing gear that was previously taken to landfill sites, being recycled to create a “debris deflector” on the River Barrow at New Ross, which will deflect logs and other debris away from the marina.