Donegal TD calls for super trawlers to be banned form Irish Waters
A Donegal TD is calling for super trawlers to be banned from fishing in Irish and EU waters. Sinn Féin spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn is making the calls as 447ft super trawler and factory ship, the FV Margiris is currently in operation in waters off…
Call for super-trawlers to be monitored and regulated more
It’s been a busy week in the European Parliament with a major debate on Brexit this morning dominating headlines as report in our news earlier. But this week as well the issue of supertrawlers was raised again at a European level. It’s an issue of some concern in the North…
Presence of Super Trawlers off Donegal coast raised at European level
The issue of the presence of super trawlers off the Irish coast including off Donegal has been raised at a European level today. It was recently highlighted by Independent TD in Donegal Thomas Pringle who said their presence is jeopardising the livelihood of smaller fishermen by inadvertently destroying some of…