Announcements
Sprat fishery closed for large trawlers as year’s quota hit in under two weeks!
It has taken large Irish-owned trawlers less than two weeks to land the interim year’s quota of 2,000 tonnes of Sprat for 2025/2026, resulting in the closure of the Sprat fishery for vessels over 18 metres in total length.
The interim quota, set to run from 11 October 2025 to 30 September 2026, was introduced to provide a period of…
Minister Dooley signs measures to ban large trawlers into law
On 30 September Minister of State with responsibility for fisheries, Timmy Dooley, TD, signed Policy Drective 1 of 2025, effectively giving legal standing to the measures announced by himself and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Haydon, on 22 July to restrict trawling by vessels larger than 18m inside six nautical miles and…
Minister O’Sullivan responds to Save Our Sprat West Cork
Earlier today (03/10/2025) we received a communication from the Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, TD in response to the list of questions and concerns we submitted via his office on 01 August 2025.
Whilst the minister’s response has not fully addressed our questions and concerns, we welcome…
Save Our Sprat West Cork update: where are we now?
It has been eight weeks since Government Minister Martin Heydon and Minister of State Timmy Dooley at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Minister of State Christopher O’Sullivan at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, announced the incoming ban on trawlers over 18m within the 6 nautical miles (and baselines)…
Save Our Sprat West Cork responds to Government measures to protect Sprat
Save our Sprat West Cork: Kinsale to Mizen Head welcomes the recent announcement by the Irish Government on measures to protect Sprat in Ireland’s inshore waters.
While it falls short of the moratorium on Sprat called for by our campaign, we are cautiously optimistic that, if implemented effectively, the measures outlined…
