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Eel fishers

About a dozen fishermen in Co. Fermanagh face losing their livelihoods in a matter of days after a decision by a Stormont department.

At the end of June eel fishing will be banned on Lough Erne to try to conserve stocks. The fishermen say there are other solutions.

Our reporter in the West Julian Fowler has been speaking to one of those whose way of life will soon be at an end.

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last updated: 16/06/2009 at 11:07
created: 16/06/2009

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