Flotillas of fishing boats at protests in Cork and Dublin caught the public's attention this summer, but West Cork's fishermen say the problems they face still threaten their very way of life.
Interesting take. On trawling: the argument that it’s like ploughing a field shows a staggering lack of understanding of the difference in scale and frequency of now versus then on top of increased fragility of systems under stress from climate change. Bottom trawling for scallops is illegal because it destroys the entire ecosystem. Yet it still goes on in SACs like Blacksod in Mayo. Illegal immigration and exploitation of undocumented workers needs to be dealt with so good you highlight this, and fishermen (thanks for not using the hideous word “fishers”) and women obviously need a just transition from an industry that must allow for more marine recovery. Redeploy and reimagine rope farming for mussels, etc. It is a notoriously corrupt industry. Killybegs has a fierce reputation. You probably need a sheriff to wade in and clean things up. Who, though?
Interesting take. On trawling: the argument that it’s like ploughing a field shows a staggering lack of understanding of the difference in scale and frequency of now versus then on top of increased fragility of systems under stress from climate change. Bottom trawling for scallops is illegal because it destroys the entire ecosystem. Yet it still goes on in SACs like Blacksod in Mayo. Illegal immigration and exploitation of undocumented workers needs to be dealt with so good you highlight this, and fishermen (thanks for not using the hideous word “fishers”) and women obviously need a just transition from an industry that must allow for more marine recovery. Redeploy and reimagine rope farming for mussels, etc. It is a notoriously corrupt industry. Killybegs has a fierce reputation. You probably need a sheriff to wade in and clean things up. Who, though?