Written answers
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Fisheries Protection
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how Inland Fisheries Ireland can sanction a draft net fishery in Cork Harbour when two rivers flowing into the harbour are not reaching their conservation limits, with the Owenacurra river in Middleton listed as catch and release only and the upper Lee closed with the knowledge that netting should not proceed in what is a mixed stock fishery in Cork Harbour until a survey is carried out to indicate which river the salmon caught are from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10527/24]
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how Inland Fisheries Ireland can sanction a draft net fishery in Castlemaine harbour when two of the rivers flowing into the common embayment area are closed to angling, namely the Behy river and Emlough river, which has been closed for a few years, now given Castlemaine harbour is a mix stock fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10528/24]
Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how Inland Fisheries Ireland can sanction a commercial net fishery in the Munster Blackwater when three rivers are closed, namely the rivers Lickey,Tourig and Womanagh, and the river Bride (north) is catch and release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10529/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 133, 134 and 135 together.
Salmon stocks in each of Ireland’s more than 140 salmon rivers are assessed annually by the independent Technical Expert Group on Salmon (TEGOS) based on each river's conservation limit (CL) - the number of adult spawning salmon required to ensure a healthy stock above safe biological limits. These assessments support Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) annual management advice to my Department regarding commercial fisheries.
IFI, as the statutory body tasked with the protection, management and conservation of the inland fisheries resource, has established a specific email address for queries from Oireachtas members so that queries in relation to operational matters can be addressed promptly, in line with IFI’s objective to deliver services to the highest standards. The email address is oireachtas@fisheriesireland.ie
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