Most were recovered in Rosslare, Co. Wexford from a vehicle that had been due to travel to Spain.
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority believes these lobsters were collected in the north west and west of the country , while some may have come from the North.
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Meanwhile, a recreational fisherman had 86 lobsters seized after he was caught disobeying a rule which limits him to one lobster catch a day.
