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Sat 11 Nov 2002Fishermen begin blockade of portsIrish fishermen in the south- west last night began to blockade ports from Dingle, Co Kerry, to Castletownbere, Co Cork, with their fishing vessels in protest at EU plans to allow unrestricted access to the Irish Box fishing waters.The fishermen were not allowing Spanish or French fishing vessels to land and off-load catches. Over the weekend it is predicted 40 European vessels will be prevented from landing.