Written answers

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

Fisheries Protection

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide data on a fish counter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19645/12]

Photo of Pat RabbittePat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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I can advise the Deputy that the fish counter in the River Maine, which had a total cost of €93,000 including equipment purchase, installation and rehabilitation of landscape, has provided considerable data on the movement of salmonids since it was commissioned in late 2009. The data provided has assisted Inland Fisheries Ireland in its management of this valuable wild fishery in the last few years.

The data requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables.

Maine Fish Counter Statistics
2011Salmon upSalmon DownSea Trout upSea Trout down
Jan-1151415313395
Feb-11205259175175
Mar-1119581311
Apr-1160427941
May-119195224123
Jun-11676811529
Jul-1196342
Aug-116312
Sep-11160372856
Oct-1197495230
Nov-110000
Dec-11253179732385
Total14819491586949
2010Salmon upSalmon DownSea Trout upSea Trout down
Jan-1020396884697
Feb-103736236200
Mar-106833170161
Apr-105810701593
May-100000
Jun-10189164745812
Jul-103229283070
Aug-1014560275105
Sep-101,526144268102
Oct-107697219363
Nov-1022322534450
Dec-106925919942
total4,2327885,0353,295
2009Salmon upSalmon DownSea Trout upSea Trout down
Oct-0971010632497
Nov-094151841,7121,346
Dec-09169492,3251,802
Total1,2943394,3613,245

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