Something in the water: Third warm-water species pops up off Kerry coast

Marine biologist and director of Dingle OceanWorld Kevin Flannery with some of the 100 tonnes of sardines that were landed in Dingle recently. Picture: Domnick Walsh

As millions of sardines become the latest Mediterranean species to arrive in Irish waters in unprecedented numbers, a leading marine biologist is calling on the State to examine the phenomenon.

In recent days, over 100 tonnes of sardines were landed in Dingle Harbour by the Fiona KIII and The Ocean Venture II.