Written answers
Thursday, 19 April 2012
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Fisheries Protection
9:00 pm
Michael 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]
Pat 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 | ||||
2011 | Salmon up | Salmon Down | Sea Trout up | Sea Trout down |
Jan-11 | 514 | 153 | 133 | 95 |
Feb-11 | 205 | 259 | 175 | 175 |
Mar-11 | 19 | 58 | 13 | 11 |
Apr-11 | 60 | 42 | 79 | 41 |
May-11 | 91 | 95 | 224 | 123 |
Jun-11 | 67 | 68 | 115 | 29 |
Jul-11 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 2 |
Aug-11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Sep-11 | 160 | 37 | 28 | 56 |
Oct-11 | 97 | 49 | 52 | 30 |
Nov-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec-11 | 253 | 179 | 732 | 385 |
Total | 1481 | 949 | 1586 | 949 |
2010 | Salmon up | Salmon Down | Sea Trout up | Sea Trout down |
Jan-10 | 203 | 96 | 884 | 697 |
Feb-10 | 37 | 36 | 236 | 200 |
Mar-10 | 68 | 33 | 170 | 161 |
Apr-10 | 58 | 10 | 701 | 593 |
May-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jun-10 | 189 | 164 | 745 | 812 |
Jul-10 | 322 | 92 | 830 | 70 |
Aug-10 | 145 | 60 | 275 | 105 |
Sep-10 | 1,526 | 144 | 268 | 102 |
Oct-10 | 769 | 72 | 193 | 63 |
Nov-10 | 223 | 22 | 534 | 450 |
Dec-10 | 692 | 59 | 199 | 42 |
total | 4,232 | 788 | 5,035 | 3,295 |
2009 | Salmon up | Salmon Down | Sea Trout up | Sea Trout down |
Oct-09 | 710 | 106 | 324 | 97 |
Nov-09 | 415 | 184 | 1,712 | 1,346 |
Dec-09 | 169 | 49 | 2,325 | 1,802 |
Total | 1,294 | 339 | 4,361 | 3,245 |
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