100kg of illegally caught salmon and 250m of nets  seized

Only salmon or sea trout that have been caught by licenced commercial salmon fishermen may be sold and must bear a colour-coded green or white gill tag, or for wild imported salmon, a yellow tail tag. Picture: PA Photo/Andrew Milligan

Inland Fisheries Ireland has seized nearly 100kg of salmon and more than 250m of illegal nets from a boat off the coast of Cork last week.

The agency  is reminding members of the public, as well as the catering and hospitality industries, that it is illegal to purchase or possess illegally caught salmon or sea trout.