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Cormorant fishing is a traditional fishing method in which fishermen use trained cormorants to fish in rivers. Historically, cormorant fishing has taken place in Japan and China, as well as other places throughout the world.

To control the birds, the fishermen tie a snare near the base of the bird’s throat. This prevents the birds from swallowing larger fish, which are held in their throat, but the birds can swallow smaller fish. When a cormorant has caught a fish in its throat, the fisherman brings the bird back to the boat and has the bird spit the fish up.”

Crowley said that he rang the journalist who wrote the story, Nick Rabbits, and asked him about the quotes attributed to him. “I rang the journalist and I asked did I make any racist comment and he said, ‘No, you didn’t.’”
This evening he has been condemned by the European Network Against Racism in Ireland with director Shane O’Curry calling on Micheál Martin to expel him from the party, describing Crowley’s comments as “completely baseless”.
“Remarks like these have no place in Irish political life, and run counter to the anti-racism Election Protocol to which Fianna Fáil has signed up. Does Fianna Fail really want to have its name increasingly associated with racism?” O’Curry said.