Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Fish Migration and Barriers to Migration: Discussion
Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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Take the pelagic species, for example, or sprat and sand eel. The reduction in numbers could be down to pair trawling, which has been highlighted. I hear that many of the species are migrating to colder waters – for example, off the west coast of Scotland. Are we seeing any bounce-back in the number of salmon entering the river networks from off the west coast of Scotland?