It is nearly two years since Ireland’s first National Park in the marine environment was announced. Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí includes the seas around the Dingle Peninsula and the Blasket Islands — but a new report from the Marine Institute highlights some of the serious problems facing wildlife in this area. The report looks at the practice of tangle netting... basically a lose ball of monofilament net that is weighted onto the sea floor and left to soak for anything up to a week and a half. Fishermen use the gear to target crayfish (sometimes called crawfish) which look very much like a lobster but without the pincers.

Source: Irish Examiner February 01, 2026 06:17 UTC