Authorities admit trawlers like Margiris pose a risk but say the law lets it fish & it is being monitored. Critics say the law must change & monitoring increased in the meantime @FairSeasIreland @whittledaway @GraceOSllvn @WhitmoreJen @MichaelC_IND_TD Tweet added by Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews

Caroline O'Doherty

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Authorities admit trawlers like Margiris pose a risk but say the law lets it fish & it is being monitored. Critics say the law must change & monitoring increased in the meantime @FairSeasIreland @whittledaway @GraceOSllvn @WhitmoreJen @MichaelC_IND_TD

Alarm for marine life and local fishing crews as ‘monster’ super trawler fishes in Irish waters for...

Fisheries protection officers are monitoring a ‘monster’ supertrawler whose arrival in Irish waters has alarmed environmental groups.

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Grace O'Sullivan MEP

@GraceOSllvn

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@codohertynews @FairSeasIreland @whittledaway @WhitmoreJen @MichaelC_IND_TD Good piece! Thankfully we are now negotiating new rules for monitoring in the EU, including the instalment of constant monitoring devices and CCTV on ships like this. I was in talks last week and hoped for agreement but one issue remains in the way!

‘Phenomenal loophole’ in quotas could lead to massive overfishing

Exclusive: Drastically weakened rules on how vessels document their catches of endangered species could endanger the marine ecosystem, confidential EU papers reveal

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C Lane

@CLane77378756

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@codohertynews @FairSeasIreland @whittledaway @GraceOSllvn @WhitmoreJen @MichaelC_IND_TD Haven't heard anything about this for days, does anyone know where it is now?

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