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INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND Annual Report 2015 INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND Annual Report 2015 The report provides an outline of activities of IFI within all 5 Divisions of the st st organisation during the period January 1 and December 31 , 2015. 1 IFI Annual Report 2015 This Page is Blank 2 IFI Annual Report 2015 Contents MISSION STATEMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 5 PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS OF INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND ................................................................................... 5 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................... 6 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 8 AT A GLANCE… ............................................................................................................................................... 10 OPERATIONS 2015 ......................................................................................................................................... 13 PROTECTION OF OUR FISHERIES RESOURCE ................................................................................................................. 13 THE ENVIRONMENT AND FISH .................................................................................................................................. 14 SECURING A FUTURE FOR FISH ................................................................................................................................. 15 MANAGING LAKES & RIVERS ................................................................................................................................... 17 FACILITIES ............................................................................................................................................................ 21 STAFF AWARD ...................................................................................................................................................... 22 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 2015 ................................................................................................................. 23 NATIONAL RESEARCH SURVEY PROGRAMME - LAKES AND RIVERS ................................................................................... 23 WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (WFD) ................................................................................................................... 23 HABITATS DIRECTIVE & RED DATA BOOK FISH PROGRAMME ......................................................................................... 24 COARSE FISH AND PIKE PROGRAMME........................................................................................................................ 25 DATA AND STATISTICS ............................................................................................................................................ 25 NATIONAL SALMONID INDEX CATCHMENT – RIVER ERRIFF CATCHMENT........................................................................... 26 SALMON .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 NATIONAL EEL MANAGEMENT PLAN ......................................................................................................................... 28 BASS CONSERVATION PROGRAMME .......................................................................................................................... 28 MARINE SPORTS FISH ESTUARINE SAMPLING .............................................................................................................. 29 MARINE SPORTFISH TAGGING PROGRAMME............................................................................................................... 30 IFI FISH FARMS ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2015...................................................................................................................... 31 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & STAKEHOLDER EMPOWERMENT ......................................................................................... 31 PROMOTION & MARKETING .................................................................................................................................... 32 SALMON MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................ 35 HUMAN RESOURCES 2015 ............................................................................................................................. 39 HR OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 39 FINANCE & ICT 2015 ....................................................................................................................................... 43 3 IFI Annual Report 2015 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 43 FINANCIAL PLANNING ............................................................................................................................................ 43 INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ............................................................................................. 44 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ...................................................................................................................................... 45 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT ON INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL ........................................................................................ 46 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2015 ................................................................................................................................ 48 APPENDICES................................................................................................................................................... 49 APPENDIX I: PROSECUTIONS AND FIXED CHARGE NOTICES 2015 ................................................................................... 50 APPENDIX II: REPORTED FISH KILLS IN 2015 .............................................................................................................. 51 APPENDIX III: ANGLING DEVELOPMENT WORKS DURING 2015..................................................................................... 52 APPENDIX IV: FISHING LICENCES AND RBD MANAGED FISHERIES 2015 .......................................................................... 53 APPENDIX V: SALMON CONSERVATION FUND ALLOCATED DURING 2015......................................................................... 54 ST APPENDIX VI: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE – YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2015 ......................... 55 APPENDIX VII: AMOUNTS PAID TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31ST 2015 ............................ 55 4 IFI Annual Report 2015 Mission Statement “To ensure that the valuable natural resources of inland fisheries and sea angling are conserved, managed, developed, and promoted in their own right to generate a positive return for the community and the environment.” Principal Functions of Inland Fisheries Ireland Inland Fisheries Ireland is the statutory body responsible for inland fisheries in Ireland. It operates under the aegis of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR). The principal function of Inland Fisheries Ireland is set out under Section 7 (2) of the Inland Fisheries Act of 2010. This is the protection management and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. The general functions of IFI are to: a) Promote, support, facilitate and advise the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, marketing, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling. b) Develop and advise the Minister on policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries including sea angling, and c) To ensure implementation and delivery of policy and strategies developed under (b) as agreed with the Minister. 5 IFI Annual Report 2015 Chairman’s Statement I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2015 for Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). The principal functions of IFI are set out in Section 7 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 and they are the conservation, protection, management, marketing, development and improvement of our inland fisheries and sea angling resources. This report provides high level detail of the work undertaken and the services provided by IFI during the period from January 1st to December 31st, 2015. In accordance with section 13.1 of the 2009 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies; (i) The commercially significant development which took place was the purchase of the new Logistics and Research Centre at Citywest in March 2015 (replacing the leased laboratory premises in Swords, Co. Dublin). (ii) The Board complied with all appropriate procedures for financial reporting, internal audit, procurement and disposal of assets; (iii) The Board has complied with its obligations under tax law; (iv) A statement on the Board’s system of internal financial control is also available in this annual report; (v) The Codes of Business Conduct
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