Illegal fish net State €100,000

FISH seized in west Cork last week as part of an investigation into illegal catches have been sold at auction.

The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) confirmed yesterday that the monkfish and cod seized by officials were put up for auction at the fishing port of Union Hall— where the catch had been seized.

The sale took place under the supervision of the SFPA and it’s believed that the catch yielded about €100,000 for the state’s coffers.