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Fisheries Ireland accused of failing Mayo lakes

MANAGEMENT PLAN NEEDED Ballinrobe FG councillor, Michael Burke. Anton McNulty The role of Inland Fisheries Ireland in the management of the lakes in Mayo was heavily criticised at a recent Mayo County Council meeting, with one councillor claiming ...

17 Dec 2019 at 12:38

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Agricultural effluent run-off kills over 1,000 trout

Anton McNulty Farmers have been asked to be extremely careful after over 1,000 wild brown trout were removed dead from a river near Claremorris as a result of agricultural effluent run-off. The devastating fish kill was discovered in the ...

12 Jun 2018 at 12:39

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Erris fishermen fined for drift-net fishing

Erris fishermen fined for drift net fishing THREE fishermen who were caught drift net fishing off the Erris coast were fined after they pleaded guilty to the offence at last week’s sitting of Belmullet District Court. SeΡn O’Donnell of ...

19 May 2015 at 10:46

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Anglers warned wild brown trout facing decimation

Anton McNulty AN environmental scientist has warned the future of the wild brown trout will be in jeopardy around western lakes and rivers if pikes are allowed to roam and freely breed. Over 200 anglers from all over Connacht were ...

26 Sept 2017 at 11:45

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Uisce Éireann fined over sludge discharge that 'wiped out' all fish life on river

An iron sludge discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce Éireann was the cause of an ‘ecological tragedy’ that wiped out all fish life over a 2.6km river, a court has heard. At Ennis ...

19 Feb 2024 at 15:35

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Fishermen ‘gave into temptation’ and used illegal net

Erris Fishermen ‘gave into temptation’ and used illegal net TWO Erris men who had valid licences for fishing salmon gave into temptation when they were having a poor season and used an illegal net to catch the fish. Tony ...

20 Jan 2015 at 12:53

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Pike-control measures must remain in place – anglers

A FINE CATCH Kieran Foley, a member of Westport Trout Anglers, proudly displays an 8.5lb brown trout he caught on Lough Mask. Trout anglers have expressed fears that a lack of pike control measures will devastate such ...

20 Feb 2018 at 12:02

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Salmon stocks in Erris river halved by poaching

Salmon stocks in Erris river halved by poaching Anton McNulty antonmcnulty@mayonews.ie Poaching of salmon is far from a ‘harmless’ act, according to the Inland Fisheries. The organisation believes the illegal ...

03 Apr 2012 at 09:30

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Balla fish kill an ‘outrage’

Balla fish kill condemned by Ruane Michael Commins A substantial fish kill down stream from the Mayo County sewerage treatment plant in Balla last week has been described by Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse ...

29 Jun 2010 at 09:56

Report published on escaped fish farm salmon in Mayo

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Report published on fish farm escape salmon in Mayo

A new IFI study has revealed that a proportion of the salmon captured after a farm escape at Killary Harbour last year were sexually mature enough to breed with wild populations. Inland Fisheries ...

21 Jan 2025 at 21:00

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Fish kill occurs following chemical leakage at Kiltimagh Water Treatment Plant

UISCE Éireann has accepted responsibility for a serious fish kill which occurred in Kiltimagh in 2021. Inland Fisheries Ireland, the State agency responsible for the protection and conservation ...

17 Jan 2024 at 13:01

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Fishing group allegedly plans to introduce non-native fish to western waters

Anton McNulty INLAND Fisheries Ireland have said they are aware of plans by fishermen from the UK and Ireland to introduce non-native species of fish into lakes around the west of Ireland ...

07 Feb 2017 at 14:48

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