date:Aug 20, 2014
Fisheries Ministers Michelle ONeill and Caral N Chuiln have launched a public consultation on policy proposals for a new Fisheries Bill.
The aim is to bring forward new legislation within the current Assembly that will allow the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) to directly meet their EU obligations, provide adequate protection of marine and inland aquatic environments, modernise enforcement powers and allow effective a