1534. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Irish fishers are limited to a strict catch and release policy for the bluefin tuna species only for multiple large foreign fishing vessels to catch them in large quantities just outside the Irish EEZ or the 200 nautical mile limit; his plans to address the serious concerns of Irish fishers who have no quota for this lucrative species on conservation grounds but watch helplessly as large foreign vessels make a mockery of these conservation measures for huge financial returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33414/20]

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1534. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Irish fishers are limited to a strict catch and release policy for the bluefin tuna species only for multiple large foreign fishing vessels to catch them in large quantities just outside the Irish EEZ or the 200 nautical mile limit; his plans to address the serious concerns of Irish fishers who have no quota for this lucrative species on conservation grounds but watch helplessly as large foreign vessels make a mockery of these conservation measures for huge financial returns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33414/20]

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