The industry to some extent may have been a victim of its own success. I recall in 1982 that there was very little activity in this area. I was Minister for Fisheries at the time and I sought EU funding to develop the business, which was forthcoming. Many people recognised at that stage the huge opportunity to create employment in isolated rural and coastal communities on the western seaboard. Now the industry is on its feet, a small minority of people is willing to undermine it, put people's jobs at risk and create a situation which could be very damaging to the long-term development of the Irish aquaculture and fisheries industry. I am intervening at this stage to underline again the necessity for strict enforcement of the laws.