100 boxes of the meaty fish up for grabs
A Co Wexford fisherman gave away 130 boxes of monkfish this morning in protest at EU fishing quotas, which he said force him to throw fish he's caught back into the sea.
Seamus O'Flaherty, of the vessel Saltee's Quest, told RTE Radio's Morning Ireland that he couldn't sell the fish but announced he would be giving it away later in the morning on Kilmore Quay.
He told the programme the monkfish population has been increasing over the past few years and fishermen can't help but catch them.
This was the scene shortly after 11am on Kilmore Quay, after the catch was unloaded:
Image: Alan Hinchy, shared by Niall Duffy
There was a Garda presence at the scene to prevent breaches of the peace, the Garda Press Office said.
The EU Common Fisheries Policy sets quotas, which detail the number of fish each member state can catch.
Comments
owensre
2 days ago
I had thought it would be a problem if the fish is landed? I hope that doesn't cause him problems. I think he is right, it is a terribly waste of something that will be returned dead to the sea otherwise and just wasted. If landing the fish is a problem, he should discard the fish close enough to shore for people to fish out of the water for themselves. I'm jealous I'm not down there to help make the point.
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