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Sea Trout Rehabilitation
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Introduction
In 1989 sea trout stocks in the Galway and South Mayo area were significantly depleted as a result of sea lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, associated mortality. As a result tourism angling in these areas was devastated. In order to restore sea trout populations, rehabilitate the rivers and restore the numbers of tourist anglers, the Central Board, in conjunction with the Department of the Marine and the Salmon Research Agency, devised a three step sea trout rehabilitation programme which involved the following :
- The rearing and releasing of sea trout ova and fry into depleted fisheries;
- ongoing monitoring and surveying of sea trout stocks;
- the preparation of plans and phased development of physical instream works.
Over the period 1994 to 1999 sea trout ova produced by the Salmon Research Agency have been reared to fry stage at satellite hatcheries. By the end of 1999 approximately 6 million sea trout fry had been released, with the assistance of the Western and North Western Boards, into twelve selected fisheries in Galway and South Mayo.
