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Inland Fisheries Bill 2009
19/11/09: The Minister for Natural Resources, Mr. Conor Lenihan T.D., today published the Inland Fisheries Bill 2009. Following on from the Government’s approval of proposals for the restructuring of the inland fisheries sector this Bill sets out the statutory basis for the establishment of Inland Fisheries Ireland.
Find out more: Inland Fisheries Bill 2009
Consultation process - Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations for the 2010 Season
13/11/09: The Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Conor Lenihan T.D., has given statutory notice of his proposal to revise the regulations for the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations [.doc, 410 KB] for the 2010 season. The Minister proposes to revoke the existing tagging scheme regulations and to make revised regulations...
Find out more: Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations for the 2010 Season
Licensing of Fishing Rights by Tender
05/11/09: The Central Fisheries Board intends offering for licence fishing rights for the 2010 season attaching to a number of fisheries located throughout the state and this tender process is now open.
Find out more: Licensing of Fishing Rights by Tender.
Unauthorised deliberate release of Genetically Modified (GM) fish in Ireland.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the Competent Authority implementing the Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) Regulations 2003, (S. I. No. 500 of 2003) which transposes EU Directive 2001/18/EC (repealing Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release of GMOs into the environment). Unauthorised deliberate release of Genetically Modified (GM) fish in Ireland.
Stop the spread of Non-native invasives
Non-native invasives are species that have been introduced, generally by human intervention, outside their natural range and whose establishment and spread can threaten native ecosystems. The number of non-native freshwater species recorded in Irish watercourses increased significantly in the 20th century.
Find out more about how you can help to Stop the spread of Non-native invasives.
Anglers and Fishermen - we need your help!! The Celtic Sea Trout Programme
“We need Anglers to send in scales from each sea trout caught in the sea or any river between Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland to Timoleague, West Cork in the South” Dr Paddy Gargan Project Manager.
For more information about this sea trout project click here.
Shad in inshore and estuarine waters – we need your help!
The two species of shad – twaite (Alosa fallax) and allis (A. alosa) are among the rarest species of fish breeding
in Irish freshwaters. These fish are members of the herring family but are much larger and more deep-bodied than the usual herring. We continue to need your help to increase
our current knowledge base. We continue to need your help to increase
our current knowledge base. Where possible the bodies provide important information on size, age, maturity and
spawning history for us and we would welcome an opportunity to examine them.
Find out more about shad and help us.
GILTHEAD BREAM (Sparus aurata L.) IN IRELAND
In recent years occasional specimens of gilthead bream have been recorded off the south coast of Ireland, mainly by anglers. This species is an excellent
sport angling species which is common in the Mediterranean. Its distribution also extends to northern France and the south coast of England.
Let us know if you have seen these gilthead bream.
Land-locked sea lamprey
We need your help! The lamprey species are an elongate, eel-like fish but have no true jaws. Instead they have
a sucker-like mouth that they use to attach to host fish. The sea and river
lamprey normally live at sea as adults, attaching themselves to a wide range of
host species. However, a limited number of non-migratory sea lampreys were
positively identified from Irish lakes in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.These
samples were provided by anglers – with a number of valuable results coming
from Lough Conn.
Find out more about lamprey and how you can help us.
Old notices (for reference only)
Code of practice for tourist anglers and anglers on farmland.
This Code of Practice offers general guidelines to on how to enjoy and work in the countryside without endangering the Health Status of the Country’s livestock.
Find out more about Code of Practice for Visiting Anglers.
