A British-registered Spanish fishing vessel has been detained for alleged fishery offences by the Naval Service patrol ship, LE Aoife. The vessel, Grampian Duke, was apprehended 70 miles west of Mizen Head at the weekend, and was held for alleged underrecording of catch. It was escorted to Castletownbere, Co Cork, by LE Aoife.
This year 24 vessels have been detained by the Naval Service for fishery offences, and the service has boarded 1,132 vessels for inspection.