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Sat 01 Jan 2009Government proposes ban on eel fishing
THE GOVERNMENT has submitted its proposals on banning all eel fishing in State waters to the European Commission for approval.
Minister of State Seán Power said yesterday that the ban must be implemented from July 1st if approved by the EU. The European eel stock was now "outside safe biological limits", he said, and focus was on conservation.
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