Super Trawler Activity: Whale Death Speculation

December 2, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE A report relayed to us from one the sites regular contributor’s flags up detail of what appears to be a young Minke whale, carcass very bloodied, washed up on the shores of Omney Island, west Galway. There are

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New York Times Urged To Continue Seafarers Rights Campaign

November 20, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Following the extremely positive news (in the past 24 hours) of the Irish governments announcement that it will guarantee migrant fishermen’s rights and labour conditions the Celtic League has written to the New York Times Editor (NYT) applauding

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Super Trawlers Ban Them Call!

November 20, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE We have followed up correspondence to the Irish government about the marine vandalism cause by so called ‘super trawlers’ fishing of the West of the British Isles with a call to both the EU Commissioner for the Marine

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Minister Pressed On Migrant Crew Trawler Tragedy

November 20, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE I have written today on behalf of the Celtic League to express concern at the most recent report into the loss of a British Motor Fishing Vessel, the MFV Ocean Way. Those of us on the Isle of

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