Commercial salmon fishing season extended due to poor weather and floods
Press release 02 August 2012
Commercial salmon fishing season extended due to poor weather and floods
In response to a request from Inland Fisheries Ireland, Pat Rabbitte Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has granted an extension to the commercial salmon fishing season for draft net fishermen on a limited number of rivers. The extension was sought following the persistently poor fishing conditions that had existed since the start of the commercial fishing season and where, in certain areas, commercial fishermen had not had the opportunity to reasonably catch salmon within their allocated quota.
The Salmon and Trout (Extension to draft nets season) Bye-Law No. 900, 2012 came into operation on 1st August 2012 extending the annual closed season for salmon and sea trout using a draft net until midnight on the 14th August 2012 in the following waters:
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Fishery district |
River |
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No. 4 or Lismore District |
Blackwater (Munster) |
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No. 7 or Kerry District |
the specified waters of |
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No. 14 (1) or Letterkenny District |
Owenea/Owentocker |
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Gweebarra |
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Media Enquiries:
Myles Kelly,
Inland Fisheries Ireland, Anglesea Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Tel: 052 6180055 Fax: 052 6123971;
Email: myles.kelly@fisheriesireland.ie Website: www.fisheriesireland.ie
Notes to Editor:
Inland Fisheries Ireland is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and was established under the Fisheries Act on 1st July 2010. Its principal function is the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. IFI will promote, support, facilitate and advise the Minister on, the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling and develop and advise the Minister on policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries and sea angling.
