Over 100,000 young salmon die at Parteen Salmon Hatchery
It was reported this week that over 100,000 young salmon died at Parteen Salmon Hatchery on the Lower River Shannon. According to the Limerick Leader an incident occurred at the…
Striving for sustainable management of Ireland's great river
It was reported this week that over 100,000 young salmon died at Parteen Salmon Hatchery on the Lower River Shannon. According to the Limerick Leader an incident occurred at the…
No salmon counts are available again for 2021 for any of the ESB dams on the Rivers Shannon, Lee, Erne, Liffey, and Claddy. I had previously exposed that all the…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) reported they successfully operated a national fish counter programme in 2020. Similarly, the cross-border Loughs Agency also operated all their fish counters in 2020. This contrasts…
No salmon counts are available for 2020 for the ESB dams on the Lower River Shannon, River Lee, and River Erne. In the ESB Fisheries Conservation annual report (2020), they…
The Lough Funshinagh Flood Scheme aims to drain Lough Funshinagh (a priority turlough and Special Area of Conservation (SAC)) into Lough Ree SAC/Special Protection Area (SPA). This project has set…
On 5th of May 2021, Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD announced that Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is to lead “on the Annacotty weir fish passage improvement project”. The press…
This post sets out to address some of the concerns that have been raised about public consultation in relation to the Annacotty weir petition. The petition for Annacotty weir is…
Annacotty weir needs to be removed to restore fish migration in this internationally important river. Alternatively it could be lowered, and a low gradient rock ramp fish pass installed. Annacotty…