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As Baldyfish say's, it's illegal to take lobsters, crabs, crawfish etc. but the law only mentions scuba so freediving is OK. The same goes for shellfish.I was out in Galway Bay by last weekend, only saw 4 sand eels, however I did grab a lobster and 2 scallops. On returening a friend told me it was illegal to take lobsters whilst diving in Ireland, they said it was a serious offence and you can have your car taken off you. I cannot believe that's true. I catch lobsters regularly in Scotland. Are the Irish rules so different? And what about crawfish, it got a tip about a small rocky island "crawling" with them!!!