Meanwhile, the head of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, Susan Steele, has been appointed as executive director of the European Fisheries Control agency. Dr Susan Steele, the head of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority, has been appointed as executive director of the European Fisheries Control agency based in Vigo, Spai. Ms Steele has an impressive record, but she is leaving the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) precisely at a time when some ugly gales are about to blow through Irish fishing. So you can’t really blame the EU for ruling that this country isn’t to be trusted to uphold the law on fishing. The EU is not the only outfit which believes the policing of fishing is being done with less than optimum efficiency.

Source: Irish Examiner May 27, 2021 07:58 UTC