Lobsters illegally caught off west coast returned to Irish seas

Galway Bay fm newsroom:

More than 700 illegally caught lobsters, many of them caught off the west coast, have been returned to Irish sea's following seizures made by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority.

The majority of these undersized and v-notched lobster were found on a lorry in Rosslare, Co. Wexford which was bound for Spain.

Authorities believe they were collected from the north west and west of the country, with the vehicle now seized.

Meanwhile, a recreational fishermen was found to be flouting fishing limits after being caught with 86 lobsters following a local tip-off.