Department stays mum on fisheries vessel

The Island's fisheries protection vessel has been to sea almost 50 times over the past year - but the government won't say when.

A freedom of information request to the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture asked for details of the vessel's deployments.

DEFA says in the past 12 months, the boat has left port 47 times to patrol the Island's waters.

But the department says detailing when each patrol took place could tip off those the vessel's supposed to catch.