Three men from Co Mayo have been convicted of false imprisonment, assault and obstruction following a ‘very serious’ illegal fishing incident, reports Paul Scott. The offences related to attempts to evade fisheries officers from Inland Fisheries Ireland at Belderrig Pier…
UK politicians lost patience last week when it emerged that the Faroe Islands was supporting the activity of a fleet of large Russian freezer trawlers in the shared area jointly controlled by the UK and Faroe, where they are catching…
Pelagic fishermen have reacted with anger to the continuing presence of a fleet of Russian midwater freezer trawlers fishing for blue whiting in the UK’s ‘shared area’ with the Faroe Islands, reports Andy Read. Agreed in 1999 between the Faroe…
