Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a species (details supplied) in Irish waters [16667/20]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Under Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, it is prohibited to fish for, retain on board, tranship, land, store, sell, display or offer for sale basking shark.

Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 is given effect in Irish law by the Sea Fisheries (Technical Measures) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 520 of 2019). The Regulation also requires that when caught accidentally, the shark shall not be harmed and must promptly be released back into the sea.