Recommendations

Government review group recommendations to protect young fish and adult spawning stocks in Irish waters:

Government review group recommendations to protect young fish and adult spawning stocks in Irish waters:

Increased mesh sizes for certain whitefish species

Box closures to protect juvenile and spawning fish

Limits on the length of gill-nets

Extended use of square-mesh panels

Limits on twine thickness and stiffness of netting.

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