CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA TROUT (BAG LIMITS) & BYE-LAW NO 928, 2014

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Mon, 29/12/2014

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

INLAND FISHERIES ACTS 1959 TO 2010

CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA TROUT (BAG LIMITS) BYE-LAW NO. 928, 2014

I, Joe McHugh, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural

Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 57 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010) and the Energy and Natural Resources (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 585 of 2014), hereby make the following bye-law:

1. (1) This Bye-law may be cited as the Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout (Bag Limits) Bye-law No. 928, 2014.

(2) This Bye-law comes into operation on 1 January 2015.

2. In this Bye-law -

"catch and release" in relation to angling for fish in the waters of the rivers to which this Byelaw applies, means carefully handling any fish caught and immediately returning the fish alive to the waters;

"fish" means salmon, sea trout or a combination of both;

"salmon" means salmon of the species Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon);

"sea trout" means sea trout of the migratory form of Salmo trutta, but does not include a sea trout which is 40 centimetres or less in length measured in a straight line from the tip of the snout to the fork of the tail.

3. Subject to Article 4 and notwithstanding anything contained in any bye-law, it is prohibited for a person to take by rod and line more than 10 fish in any year.

4. It is prohibited for a person to take by rod and line -

(a) during any year from 1 January to 11 May, more than 3 fish, but not more than one fish on any day during that period, and

(b) on any day in any year -

(i) from 12 May to 31 August, more than 3 fish, and

(ii) from 1 September to the beginning of the close season, more than one fish.

5. Where a person has taken the number of fish permitted under Article 3 or 4, the person is prohibited, in a river mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule opposite mention of a fishery district in column (1) of the Schedule, from -

(a) taking by rod and line any fish from the waters of the river, other than by catch and release, and

(b) using or attempting to use worms as bait or any fish hooks, other than single barbless hooks, in angling for fish in the waters of the river.

6. The Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout (Bag Limits) Bye-law No. 915, 2013 is revoked.

Schedule Article 5

Fishery District

(1)

River

(2)

No. 4 or Lismore District

Blackwater (Munster) including Glenshelane and

Finisk

No. 5 or Cork District

Bandon

Lower Lee

Ilen

Mealagh

Owvane

Coomhola

Owenacurra

Glengarriff

Argideen

No. 7 or Kerry District

Croanshagh (Glanmore R. and L)

Roughty

Sneem

Watervillle/Cummeragh/Currane

Inny

	Caragh Laune including Cottoners Maine Owenmore R. Sheen Ferta
No. 8 or Limerick District	Feale including Galey and Brick
No. 9(1) or Galway District	Corrib
No. 9(2) or Connemara District	Ballynahinch (Owenmore) Cashla Screebe
No. 10(1) or Ballinakill District	Owenglin (Clifden) Bundorragha (Delphi) Erriff Culfin Dawros Bunowen Owenwee (Belclare)

No. 10(2) or Bangor District	Owenduff Newport R (Lough Beltra) Glenamoy Carrowmore Lake
No. 11 or Ballina District	Moy Easkey
No. 12 or Sligo District	Ballysadare Drumcliff Garvogue (R Bonet and L Gill)
No. 13 or Ballyshannon District	Duff Drowes Glen
No. 14 or Letterkenny District	Owenea and Owentocker Gweebarra Clady Tullaghobegley
	Crana Gweedore (Crolly R)
No. 17(2) or Dundalk District	Fane Glyde

GIVEN under my hand,

22 December 2014.

JOE MCHUGH

Joe McHugh

Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This is not part of the Bye-law and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Bye-Law provides for an annual bag limit of 10 fish being either salmon or sea trout (over 40 cm) per angler and provides for a season bag limit of 3 fish in the period 1 January to 11 May, a daily bag limit of 3 fish from 12 May to 31 August and a daily bag limit of 1 fish from 1 September to the end of the season. The Bye-law also provides for the use of single barbless hooks and prohibits the use of worms as bait once the specified number of fish have been caught in the specified periods.

FOOTNOTE

Section 57 (7) of the Inland Fisheries Act, 2010 provides that any person aggrieved by this Bye-law may within 28 days after its publication in the Iris Oifigiúil, appeal against same to the High Court.