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Woodstown Beach Pollution

  • 23-02-2025 01:24PM
    #1
    freewheeler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭


    Just wondering has anyone noticed the state of one of our nicest beaches lately? The amount of pollution/ rubbish from the oyster fishery on the beach is absolutely disgraceful. It is impossible to walk two meters on the beach now without seeing oyster cages, rubber bands, rope, steel rings, gloves etc. everywhere! This problem i might add, is not exclusive to Woodstown but also to be found on other beaches nearby. I see no outcry anywhere about this…why? Is this now considered acceptable just beacause it creates a few jobs? Surely the company involved should at the very least have to clean up their pollution?



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  • #2
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,548 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    I visited recently enough and was very disappointed to see it in such a state. I don't understand why the oyster fishery was allowed at all.



  • #3
    Dunmoreroader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭Dunmoreroader


    Forenaught/Creadon Beach next door the same. Who polices this; WCCC, Fisheries authority, Inland waterways authority?



  • #4
    gw80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭gw80


    I came here to start a thread on this very subject,

    I don't understand how they are getting away with it, it will not be long before the beach is all oyster shells,

    Would it be that hard to drag some sort of rake fixture to the back of a tractor once or twice a year to clean the place up.



  • #5
    StormForce13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 770 ✭✭✭StormForce13


    Why not send them an email?

    https://wbsoysters.com/contact-us/



  • #6
    gw80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭gw80


    I might,

    But chances are they already have some excuse ready to go,



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