Six vessels held for catch offences

THE Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority detained six Irish-registered fishing vessels for alleged catch offences in January, it was revealed yesterday.

The ships were detained in Wexford, Cork and Dublin for offences ranging from catching fish which contravened the vessel’s licence, to under-recording to amounts of fish caught.

The alleged breach catches ranged in value from just over €1,000 to more than €20,000.