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Press Release: Campaign to save Sprat steps up a gear as new group formed

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West Cork, Ireland, 08 July 2025 — For Immediate Release

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A highly publicised campaign to stop the unregulated exploitation of Sprat off the Irish coast is gaining momentum with the formation of a new Save Our Sprat group to cover inshore waters from Kinsale to Mizen Head.

The industrial overfishing of Sprat was in the news in…