Dr. Cecil Beamish:

It is not illegal to produce an aquacultural product because there is no legislation which requires an aquaculture licence on Lough Foyle. The production of aquacultural products at Lough Foyle is not illegal, but it is not regulated in the same way as it is elsewhere in the State. That is what the legislation states. It is true; there is something unique about Lough Foyle and it is something that will have to be developed over time. It is a jurisdictional issue which has to be resolved. It has not been resolved in the history of the State, to date, but the situation was probably different prior to the Good Friday Agreement.