13.04.2005 Save our Salmon Runs - Stop the Irish Drift Nets Now
Irish drift nets intercept adult salmon bound for Wales, England, Germany, France and Spain as well as Ireland. Some 500,000 salmon caught in Irish drift nets over the last three years.
The £1 billion contribution to the UK economy from recreational sea angling "has been overlooked and under-represented for too long" an influential committee of MPs has said.