It is an interesting question, but impossible to answer. Certainly no one at Branch Fisheries appears prepared to answer it, comments veteran fisherman, JACK WALSH. Of course, it had to firstly deal with the renewal and re-granting of fishing rights for nine commercial sectors, where the existing rights expired on 31 December 2020.
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