THE HIGH Court has
granted an injunction to shellfish growers in Inch
Island preventing a Buncrana man fishing oysters in
their waters.
Mr. Justice Frank Clarke granted the injunction
after hearing that the Lough Swilly Shellfish
Growers' Co-Op was given an exclusive licence in
1994 by the Department of the Marine to cultivate
and harvest oysters and mussels at Inch Island. The
Lough Swilly Shellfish Growers Co-Op claimed that
Danny Bradley, a fisherman from Drum, Umricam, had
been trespassing and appeared to be harvesting
oysters in the area covered by the licence.
In his affidavit, Mr. Bradley did not deny fishing
in Lough Swilly on 'The Rubicon' in early September.
But he denied removing any oysters belonging to the
Co-Op, saying the only oysters taken were wild
native oysters.
Mr. Justice Clarke ruled that the Co-Op had
established a fair case to be tried. |
