Captain breached EU rules on fishing

Almost €345,000 worth of fish and €55,000 worth of fishing gear was confiscated from a factory ship that was found to have equipment capable of dumping fish overboard.

Since January of this year, EU regulations have made it illegal to discharge or return pelagic fish such as herring, or mackerel to the sea.

The skipper was found guilty by a jury last month at Cork Circuit Criminal Court and the case was adjourned for penalty.