S.I. No. 667/2020 - Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2020

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 2021.

2. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2018 (

S.I. No. 585 of 2018

) are amended -

(

a

) by the substitution of the following Schedule for 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

Upper Liffey

0

Lower Liffey (downstream of Leixlip Dam)

0

Vartry

0

Wexford

Slaney

0

Avoca

0

Owenavorragh

0

Waterford

Barrow and Pollmounty

0

Nore

0

Suir including Clodiagh, Lingaun, and Waterford Blackwater

0

Colligan

0

Corrock

0

Owenduff

0

Mahon

0

Tay

0

Lismore

Blackwater (Munster) including Glenshelane and Finisk

6,420

Bride

0

Lickey

0

Tourig

0

Womanagh

0

Cork

Owenacurra

0

Lower Lee

755

Bandon

568

Ilen

1,061

Mealagh

191

Coomhola

151

Upper Lee

0

Glengarriff

332

Argideen

0

Owvane

562

Adrigole

35

Kerry

Roughty

415

Blackwater (Kerry)

0

Sneem

695

Waterville

276

Caragh

549

Laune including Cottoners

3,664

Maine

319

Castlemaine Harbour

674

Behy

0

Emlagh

0

Owenmore

210

Croanshagh (Glanmore River and Lake)

254

Sheen

1,236

Inny

0

Kealincha

0

Lough Fada

0

Owenshagh

0

Cloonee

0

Finnihy

0

Owenreagh

0

Emlaghmore

0

Carhan

0

Ferta

140

Owenascaul

0

Milltown

0

Feohanagh

0

Lee

0

Limerick

Feale including Galey and Brick

0

Mulkear

0

Maigue

0

Upper Shannon (Above Parteen)

0

Lower Shannon

0

Fergus

0

Deel

0

Owenagarney

0

Doonbeg

0

Skivaleen

0

Annageeragh

0

Inagh

0

Aughyvackeen

0

Galway

Corrib

4,540

Aille (Galway)

0

Kilcolgan

0

Clarinbridge

0

Knock

0

Owenboliska (Spiddal)

0

Connemara

Cashla

97

Screebe

0

Ballynahinch

234

Lough Na Furnace

0

Ballinakill

Erriff

155

Bundorragha

95

Common estuary (Killary)

227

Owenglin (Clifden)

37

Dawros

589

Culfin

232

Carrownisky

0

Bunowen

0

Owenwee (Belclare)

0

Bangor

Srahmore (Burrishoole)

0

Owenduff (Glenamong)

750

Carrowmore Lake

502

Owenmore

224

Common Estuary Owenmore

1

252

Newport including Lough Beltra

400

Glenamoy

129

Owengarve River

0

Muingnabo

0

Ballina

Moy

12,908

Easkey

315

Cloonaghmore (Palmerstown)

0

Ballinglen

0

Brusna

0

Leaffony

0

Sligo

Ballysadare

2,587

Drumcliff

138

Garvogue including. Lough Gill and River Bonet

0

Grange

0

Ballyshannon

Duff

0

Drowes

2,362

Eany

0

Glen

0

Owenwee (Yellow River)

28

Erne

0

Eske

0

Abbey

0

Ballintra (Murvagh River)

0

Laghy

0

Oily

0

Bungosteen

0

Letterkenny

Owenea/Owentocker

199

Gweebarra

316

Clady

144

Tullaghobegly

121

Crana

187

Gweedore (Crolly River)

118

Ray

0

Lackagh

154

Leannan

0

Bracky

0

Owenamarve

0

Glenna

0

Swilly

0

Isle (Burn)

0

Mill

0

Clonmany

0

Straid

0

Donagh

0

Glenagannon

0

Culoort

0

Drogheda

Boyne

0

Dundalk

Castletown

0

Fane

29

Glyde

0

Dee

0

Flurry

0

And

(

b

) by the substitution of the following Schedule for Schedule 4

Schedule 4

Fishery Districts and rivers to which brown tags apply

Fishery District

River

Designated code

Dundalk

Fane

S4

Cork

Lower Lee

F4

Ballinakill

Owenglin

Q4

Ballinakill

Bundorragha

L4

Bangor

Owenmore

D3

Bangor

Carrowmore

G4

Ballyshannon

Owenwee (Yellow)

P3

Letterkenny

Owenea and Owentocker

K4

Letterkenny

Crana

H4

Kerry

Waterville

2

C3

Bangor

Newport

2

K3

Letterkenny

Gweebarra

2

N3

Letterkenny

Lackagh

3

B4

3. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (

S.I. No. 669 of 2019

) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

18 December 2020.

EAMON RYAN

Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications.

1 In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the Common Estuary Owenmore, the combined total allowable catch of the Owenmore (224) and 1SW Carrowmore (258) is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river conservation limits simultaneously. The combined Total Allowable Catch for the 3 fisheries, Owenmore, 1SW Carrowmore and Common Estuary Owenmore must not exceed 252 fish. This figure of 252 is to be divided between angling and commercial licence holders.

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

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

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

3 Brown tag from 12th May (Closed to 11th May)

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

5

th January,

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