Conservation group calls on Government to enforce drift net ban

A conservation group has today warned that Ireland’s salmon stocks will be in danger if the Government does not enforce its ban on drift nets

Conservation group calls on Government to enforce drift net ban

A conservation group has today warned that Ireland’s salmon stocks will be in danger if the Government does not enforce its ban on drift nets.

“Today is the last day on which drift netting for salmon will be carried on legally in Irish waters, if the Government stands by previous commitments,” the chair of Stop Salmon Drift Nets Now, Niall Greene said today.

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