Navy to carry out fishery duties in foreign waters

THE Naval Service will make history next month when for the first time one of its ships carries out fishery protection duties in foreign waters.

Navy to carry out fishery duties in foreign waters

Under an EU agreement, the LÉ Aoife will patrol British, French and Spanish territorial waters and take with it fishery protection officers from Ireland and the three other countries.

The mission will be co-ordinated from Haulbowline naval base where the Naval Service has monitoring equipment capable of tracking fishing vessels in European waters.

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