Minimum Shore Distance for Trawlers?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:43 pm
Yesterday I watched with much annoyance as 5 trawlers combed the coast at a distance of not much more than a decent cast.
They sucked the life from Dalkey sound and then followed the contour of Killiney bay to Bray until I lost sight of them past Greystones.
I was quite surprised to see the amount of fish they were draggin' in also.
Was always under the impression that trawlers have to fish outside a 2 mile limit but who knows where I plucked that from.
Is this true?
Anyway I managed to make out 3 of the regs in the hope that there is such a regulation. The other 2 were probably just about being good boys.
Feeshy
They sucked the life from Dalkey sound and then followed the contour of Killiney bay to Bray until I lost sight of them past Greystones.
I was quite surprised to see the amount of fish they were draggin' in also.
Was always under the impression that trawlers have to fish outside a 2 mile limit but who knows where I plucked that from.
Is this true?
Anyway I managed to make out 3 of the regs in the hope that there is such a regulation. The other 2 were probably just about being good boys.
Feeshy