Fisheries board seizes untagged salmon

BETWEEN 500 and 600 untagged salmon, worth up to €50,000, have been seized from a Kerry commercial fish premises, the South Western Regional Fisheries Board confirmed yesterday.

Board manager Aidan Barry described the three-tonne haul as “substantial” and said it was the biggest seizure of fish in the board’s area, which covers much of Cork and Kerry, in 10 years.

He said legal action would be taken against the company and the board is consulting its legal advisers with a view to a prosecution.