Irish Examiner view: Inshore fishing loophole should be suspended

A High Court judicial review has overturned a ban on trawling by vessels over 18m inside six nautical miles. This kind of fishing should be suspended until an appeal is concluded.

One of the positive things about today's world is a growing awareness that we cannot continue to exploit the natural world as if it is an endless resource. 

We have, belatedly, realised that our appetites and this planet's capabilities are dangerously out of kilter. That imbalance manifests itself in many ways.