News: proposal for protection of threatened marine species

From the Sunday Times

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/irel ... -x93s6m25r

A report from the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has urged the government to introduce legislation to afford legal protection to 48 marine creatures, including sharks, rays, sunfish and turbot, which are under threat from global warming, pollution and overfishing.

Protecting Our Ocean’s Wealth: a proposal for legal protection of threatened marine species also urges the government to make it an offence to hunt sharks in Irish waters without first obtaining a licence from the National Parks and Wildlife Service, a branch of the heritage department.

The trust is seeking a complete ban on fishing for sharks and rays from kayaks, which has become popular in places such as Co Donegal. The practice involves enthusiasts filming themselves using fishing rods to catch porbeagle sharks, a critically…

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i never did like the fact they drowned the 6 gill sharks in clare that time...

Only the first one caught was killed, and it was given to UCG marine science department for research purposes if I remember correctly. All the other ones have been released.

I was sent a link to the "report" from IWT. It is not the most professional document I have come across.
Have a read....
https://drive.google.com/a/iwt.ie/file/ ... =drive_web

JimC, It might not be the most professional document but its a very frightening read. Very sad .........i dont like to say i hope things get better because hope gets us nowhere its action thats needed now........immediately .