Small numbers of salmon showing signs of bleeding and skin ulceration as they return to Irish rivers
… Press Release Tuesday 18th June 2019 Small numbers of salmon showing signs of bleeding and skin ulceration as …
Canney welcomes completion of improvement works at popular angling destination in County Mayo
… Press Release Monday 10th December 2018 Canney welcomes completion of improvement works at popular angling destination in County … This included resurfacing and realigning of the carpark, as well as the provision of security fencing around the …
Appeal to report incidences of red skin disease in salmon
… Press Release Friday 29th May 2020 Appeal to report … few weeks, suspected cases have again been reported in small numbers of returning salmon in Denmark, Norway and Scotland. …
IFI appeal for reports of red skin disease in salmon
… Press Release Wednesday 26th May 2021 IFI appeal for reports … Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has recently received reports that small numbers of individual fresh-run wild salmon have been …
Traditional Irish wooden ship sets sail towards West Greenland to follow salmon migration and highlight their decline
… Press Release Monday 1st July 2019 Traditional Irish wooden … Salmon returning to Irish waters peaked at 1,800,000, the numbers returning have decreased by 70 per cent in recent … at a mere 56ft, it is also capable of visiting most of the small harbours of Ireland. About Inland Fisheries Ireland …
Canney urges anglers to Catch and Release this weekend to celebrate International Year of the Salmon
… Press Release Tuesday 2nd July 2019 Canney urges anglers to … and Release this weekend to celebrate International Year of the Salmon Canney urges anglers to Catch and Release this …
Inland Fisheries Ireland appeals for vigilance for presence of non-native species in Irish waters
… Press Release Monday 24th June 2019 Inland Fisheries Ireland … fish species unexpectedly appeared in unprecedented numbers in multiple river systems in the south-west, west and … oval spots on the tail 11-19 rays on the anal fin Very small scales– much smaller than a similarly-sized Atlantic …
New research shows young salmon survival is surprisingly low when migrating to sea
… Press Release Wednesday 13th February 2019 New research shows … into salmon migration journey during International Year of the Salmon Wednesday, 13th of February 2019: A new study … flow while predators have also been shown to impact on the numbers entering the sea. The survival of smolts varies by …
Research vital as International Year of the Salmon highlights challenges to iconic species - Canney
… Press Release Wednesday 29th May 2019 Research vital as International Year of the Salmon highlights challenges to iconic species - … (IFI) is doing to try and arrest the decline in salmon numbers returning to Ireland. IFI has designated the River …
Canney appeals to anglers to become citizen scientists as part of the National Salmon Scale Project
… Press Release Wednesday 3rd April 2019 Canney appeals to anglers to become citizen scientists as part of the National Salmon Scale Project Canney appeals to anglers to become …
A Pilot Study of Seal Predation on Salmon Stocks in Selected Irish Rivers and Estuaries
… A Pilot Study of Seal Predation on Salmon Stocks in Selected Irish Rivers … Moy and Slaney. Salmonids were recovered in relatively low numbers, representing only 1.6% of the total prey numbers in … predators) could have disproportionately large effects on small salmon population units such as in the Slaney. Find out …
New research finds salmon farming contributes to sea lice infestation on sea trout as valuable stocks decline
… Press Release Monday 9th January 2017 New research finds … stocks decline Monday, 9th January 2017: The Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland has welcomed new research by … their lifetime. Sea lice are ectoparasitic copepods—small crustaceans that attach to the body of fish and feed on …