Save Our Sprat West Cork - SOS
@SaveOurSpratWC
We are a group of concerned residents & businesses in West Cork calling for an immediate moratorium on Sprat fishing in inshore waters. #SaveourSprat
It’s not just west cork that sprat overfishing happens, Donegal bay will be next to see a collapse in stock (and then local marine mammal loss, which will be huge hit on tourism the same as west cork) this humpback was taken this week in Donegal bay, one of 7 in the bay at moment
Great to see our march information posters popping up all over #WestCork & #Cork. Join us on August 13th at 1345 in #Clonakilty & march to #SaveOurSprat. @SouthoftheN71 @catherinegalway @clonakilty @RossWestCork @echolivecork @C103Fm @EricTheBirdman @timmydooley @bandon #Ireland
Great to see our march information posters popping up all over #WestCork & #Cork. Join us on August 13th at 1345 in #Clonakilty & march to #SaveOurSprat. @SouthoftheN71 @catherinegalway @clonakilty @RossWestCork @echolivecork @C103Fm @EricTheBirdman @timmydooley @bandon #Ireland
We welcome these measures,they will help,but why no quota on boats <18m, despite them taking 46% of all sprat caught in 2024? The fishery is still open to huge overfishing & is data deficient? This keystone species deserves watertight protection. @timmydooley @MichealMartinTD
Industrial trawling of sprat in Ireland’s inshore waters to be banned. This decision reflects the valuable input and advocacy of coastal communities throughout the consultation process.
Our march, scheduled for Aug 13th in #Clonakilty is postponed while we digest the government measures on sprat from this week. Rest assured, we are not taking a step back, we will continue to campaign actively & aggressively for sprat, with colleagues nationwide. #Cork #westcork
Our response to the govt measures on sprat published Jul 22nd. We welcome the ban/quota on vessels >18m but are disappointed with no regulation on vessels <18m, despite them taking 7800 tonne of sprat in 2024. We need much more! @timmydooley @COSullivanTD westcorksprat.net/save-our-sprat…
Thank you @WhitmoreJen. We need politicians to step up & back a moratorium on sprat fishing until science is available. Help us drive that message home at our march in #Clonakilty on August 13th. #cork #westcork @catherinegalway @think_or_swim @corkindo @Grantie79 #Rosscarbery
Today, @WhitmoreJen will introduce a Bill proposing a moratorium on commercial sprat fishing in Irish waters. Right now, sprat is being fished intensively with no quota, no management plan, and no protections in place. That is simply not sustainable. socialdemocrats.ie/whitmore-intro…
Renowned producer & #westcork resident David Puttnam voicing his support for the #saveoursprat campaign. He calls the overfishing of sprat the 'tip of the iceberg' in the destructive, unsustainable fishing. #westcork #cork @corkbeo @timmydooley #ireland youtu.be/WHKJLiHEGRM?si…
Ecologist and author of @whittledaway Padraic Fogarty shares his support for the #SaveourSprat campaign. We need to listen to scientists like Padraic before we go too far down a road we can't return from! #cork #westcork @timmydooley @COSullivanTD #Ireland youtu.be/jUxi4LUrGOQ?si…
Calvin Jones @WildIreland has guided wildlife trips around #WestCork for years. He voices his support for the #SaveourSprat movement & the consequences of not acting now!! #Cork #Ireland @COSullivanTD @timmydooley @cork @corkbeo #Skibbereen #Castletownbere youtu.be/ecoo1QIg4kU?si…
#saveoursprat Contact your local TD to call for an immediate moratorium on sprat fishing. westcorksprat.net @timmydooley @COSullivanTD @MichealMartinTD @fiannafailparty @FineGael #westcork #cork #ireland #clonakilty
Our sprat stocks are being overfished, and we can't tell how damaging that will be. Sprat are utterly invaluable; the future of our fish, whales, dolphins and seabirds depend on them. We need a formal stock take of sprat now - we cannot afford to lose this species.
'Nero fiddles while Rome burns' @timmydooley spoofing in London about MPAs while walking away from legislation on same at home & allowing unregulated, overfishing of sprat around our coasts! You couldn't make it up! #Ireland #westcork @COSullivanTD @saveoursprat #saveoursprat
Just landed in LHR - meeting Min. Zeichner in the am - discussions on mutual fisheries issues, Marine Spatial Planning, Marine Protected Areas and Ireland’s upcoming EU Presidency @Independent_ie @IrishTimes @rtenews, @virginmedianews, @newstalkfm
We agree wholeheartedly @COSullivanTD could you enlighten us??? #westcork #clonakilty #cork #ireland #saveoursprat #bantry #castletownbere #bandon @MichealMartinTD
Great clip @COSullivanTD. So, if without Sprat "we wouldn't have a fishing industry", Pair Trawling is "completely unsustainable", and Ireland should be a "leader in Marine Conservation", WHY IS THIS #ECOCIDE STILL HAPPENING on your watch? #SaveOurSprat @SaveOurSpratWC
Eoghan Daltun @IrishRainforest , rewilding advocate, farmer & author weighs in with his support for the #SaveOurSprat campaign. Eoghan lives on the Beara peninsula where damaging pair trawling takes places each winter. #cork #westcork @EricTheBirdman @COSullivanTD @Seasaver
Great 2 page spread in Julys @westcorkpeople on importance of Sprat. Grab a copy for a read! Join us in #Clonakilty, August 13th at 1345 for a march to #SaveourSprat. #westcork #cork #bandon @clonakilty @MichealMartinTD @COSullivanTD @SkibbereenIRL @RossWestCork #skibbereen
'THIS MADNESS HAS GOT TO STOP' No punches pulled here by Padraig Whooley of @IWDGnews talking about Irish Govt inaction on sprat stocks. Well worth 3 mins of your time! #saveoursprat #westcork #cork #Ireland @westcorkpeople @COSullivanTD @MichealMartinTD youtu.be/bi0HfxcHgwE?si…
Wildlife presenter & broadcaster @IoloWilliams2 showing his support for the #SaveOurSprat campaign. Iolo has 1st hand experience of the importance of sprat in #westcork waters. Join us in calling for a moratorium on sprat fishing! westcorksprat.net #cork @corkbeo #westcork
**NEWSFLASH*** Save Our Sprat are having a protest march. Clonakilty, Wednesday August 13th at 1345. Bring your family & friends as we call for a moratorium on Sprat fishing in Irish inshore waters. westcorksprat.net for more details.#westcork #cork #ireland #saveoursprat
We couldnt agree more!!! #saveoursprat
"Let's follow the UK's lead" is not a phrase you'll hear often in Ireland... but in this case it's SPOT ON! We need to protect forage fish like Sandeel and #Sprat in inshore Irish waters -- while there's still time. @SaveOurSpratWC #SaveOurSprat #MarineConservation #Ireland
Here at Save Our Sprat we've been watching marine wildlife for decades. We hope our kids & grandkids will have the same opportunity. This won't happen unless we see a moratorium on sprat fishing in inshore waters. SAVE OUR SPRAT! #SaveOurSprat #westcork #Cork @EricTheBirdman
Sprat are the foundation of our coastal communities. We are calling for a moratorium on sprat fishing, immediately!! SAVE SPRAT, SAVE MARINE WILDLIFE, SAVE COASTAL COMMUNITIES! #westcork #cork #saveoursprat #castletownbere #clonakilty #Skibbereen Graphics by William Helps.
