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S.I. No. 729/2021 - Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Type Statutory Instrument
Publication 2021-12-31
State In force
Text As published
Source Irish Statute Book
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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 31st December, 2021.

I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 69 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010) (as adapted by the Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 373 of 2020 )), after consultation with Inland Fisheries Ireland, hereby make the following regulations:

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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2021.

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The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 585 of 2018 ) are amended –

“ (10) A person shall not have in his or her possession any wild salmon or sea trout which he or she knows, or in the circumstances ought to know, was taken from a river other than a river mentioned in column 2 of Schedule 2.”,

Schedule 2 Rivers

Total Allowable Catch
Fishery District (1) Waters of the River (2) Maximum number of tags that may be issued in respect of taking wild salmon or sea trout from river (3)
Dublin Dargle 0
Dublin Upper Liffey 0
Dublin Lower Liffey (downstream of Leixlip Dam) 0
Dublin Vartry 0
Wexford Slaney 0
Wexford Avoca 0
Wexford Owenavorragh 0
Waterford Barrow and Pollmounty 0
Waterford Nore 0
Waterford Suir including Clodiagh, Lingaun, and Waterford Blackwater 0
Waterford Colligan 0
Waterford Corrock 0
Waterford Owenduff 0
Waterford Mahon 0
Waterford Tay 0
Lismore Blackwater (Munster) including Glenshelane and Finisk 3,758
Lismore Bride 0
Lismore Lickey 0
Lismore Tourig 0
Lismore Womanagh 0
Cork Owenacurra 0
Cork Lower Lee 628
Cork Bandon 708
Cork Ilen 817
Cork Mealagh 191
Cork Coomhola 134
Cork Upper Lee 0
Cork Glengarriff 191
Cork Argideen 0
Cork Owvane 397
Cork Adrigole 0
Kerry Roughty 349
Kerry Blackwater (Kerry) 0
Kerry Sneem 695
Kerry Waterville 301
Kerry Caragh 601
Kerry Laune including Cottoners 4,260
Kerry Maine 413
Kerry Common Estuary Castlemaine1 4,024
Kerry Behy 0
Kerry Emlagh 0
Kerry Owenmore 182
Kerry Croanshagh (Glanmore River and Lake) 112
Kerry Sheen 710
Kerry Inny 0
Kerry Kealincha 0
Kerry Lough Fada 0
Kerry Owenshagh 0
Kerry Cloonee 0
Kerry Finnihy 0
Kerry Owenreagh 0
Kerry Emlaghmore 0
Kerry Carhan 0
Kerry Ferta 92
Kerry Owenascaul 0
Kerry Milltown 0
Kerry Feohanagh 0
Kerry Lee 0
Limerick Feale including Galey and Brick 0
Limerick Mulkear 0
Limerick Maigue 0
Limerick Upper Shannon (Above Parteen) 0
Limerick Lower Shannon 0
Limerick Fergus 0
Limerick Deel 0
Limerick Owenagarney 0
Limerick Doonbeg 0
Limerick Skivaleen 0
Limerick Annageeragh 0
Limerick Inagh 0
Limerick Aughyvackeen 0
Galway Corrib 4,139
Galway Aille (Galway) 0
Galway Kilcolgan 0
Galway Clarinbridge 0
Galway Knock 0
Galway Owenboliska (Spiddal) 0
Connemara Cashla 104
Connemara Screebe 0
Connemara Ballynahinch 43
Connemara Lough Na Furnace 0
Ballinakill Erriff 693
Ballinakill Bundorragha 203
Ballinakill Common Estuary Killary2 732
Ballinakill Owenglin (Clifden) 60
Ballinakill Dawros 814
Ballinakill Culfin 269
Ballinakill Carrownisky 0
Ballinakill Bunowen 90
Ballinakill Owenwee (Belclare) 0
Bangor Srahmore (Burrishoole) 0
Bangor Owenduff (Glenamong) 667
Bangor Carrowmore Lake 486
Bangor Owenmore 474
Bangor Common Estuary Owenmore3 487
Bangor Newport (including Lough Beltra) 243
Bangor Glenamoy 103
Bangor Owengarve River 0
Bangor Muingnabo 0
Ballina Moy 12,555
Ballina Easkey 225
Ballina Cloonaghmore (Palmerstown) 0
Ballina Ballinglen 0
Ballina Brusna 0
Ballina Leaffony 0
Sligo Ballysadare 2,013
Sligo Drumcliff 195
Sligo Garvogue (inc. Lough Gill and River Bonet) 0
Sligo Grange 0
Ballyshannon Duff 0
Ballyshannon Drowes 2,435
Ballyshannon Eany 0
Ballyshannon Glen 0
Ballyshannon Owenwee (Yellow River) 117
Ballyshannon Erne 0
Ballyshannon Eske 0
Ballyshannon Abbey 0
Ballyshannon Ballintra (Murvagh R) 0
Ballyshannon Laghy 0
Ballyshannon Oily 0
Ballyshannon Bungosteen 0
Letterkenny Owenea/Owentocker 340
Letterkenny Gweebarra 216
Letterkenny Clady 220
Letterkenny Tullaghobegly 129
Letterkenny Crana 237
Letterkenny Gweedore (Crolly River) 294
Letterkenny Ray 0
Letterkenny Lackagh 0
Letterkenny Leannan 0
Letterkenny Bracky 0
Letterkenny Owenamarve 0
Letterkenny Glenna 0
Letterkenny Swilly 0
Letterkenny Isle (Burn) 0
Letterkenny Mill 0
Letterkenny Clonmany 0
Letterkenny Straid 0
Letterkenny Donagh 0
Letterkenny Glenagannon 0
Letterkenny Culoort 0
Drogheda Boyne 0
Dundalk Castletown 0
Dundalk Fane 0
Dundalk Glyde 0
Dundalk Dee 0
Dundalk Flurry 0

and

Schedule 4 Fishery districts and rivers to which brown tags apply
Fishery District River Designated code
Ballinakill Owenglin M4
Ballinakill Bundorragha J4
Bangor Carrowmore L4
Bangor Newport4 C3
Connemara Ballynahinch R4
Cork Lower Lee B4
Kerry Waterville4 D3
Letterkenny Owenea and Owentocker I4
Letterkenny Crana A4
Letterkenny Gweebarra P4

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 December 2021.

EAMON RYAN

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.

Footnotes

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In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the Common Estuary Castlemaine, the combined total allowable catch of the rivers Caragh, Laune and Maine contributing to the fishery is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river conservation limits simultaneously.

2

In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the Common Estuary Killary, the combined total allowable catch of the rivers Erriff and Bundorragha contributing to the fishery is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river conservation limits simultaneously.

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In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the Common Estuary Owenmore, the combined total allowable catch of the Owenmore and Carrowmore contributing to the fishery is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river c onservation limits simultaneously.

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Brown tag to 11 May only (brown tag not required from 12 May).

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