Marine Protection
IWDG outlines the current position relating to Sprat
In this excerpt from the July edition of the Blubber Bulletin, the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group’s monthly email news roundup (republished here with permission), IWDG Sightings Officer and Save Our Sprat West Cork member Pàdraig Whooley succinctly sums up the current position in the wake of the Irish Government’s recent measures to curb industrial trawling in our inshore waters.
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Questions for Ministers on the Protection of Sprat
The recent announcement by Government Ministers Martin Heydon TD, Timmy Dooley TD and Christopher O’Sullivan TD in relation to a ban on large industrial trawlers (longer than 18m) within the 6 nautical mile limit (and baselines) was a very welcome move.
Despite being framed in the context of Sprat…
Taoiseach can make good on promise to prioritise marine protection by saving Sprat!
A post by Ireland’s Wildlife founder and West Cork based Wildlife and Birding Guide Calvin Jones highlighting the huge gulf between our Government’s positive international rhetoric on ocean conservation, the patent lack of action at home, and how the simple act of protecting Sprat would be a great start in redressing the balance.
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