Salmon Conservation Fund Projects 15A Main Street, Teach Breac, Blackrock, Earl’S Island, Co
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Pools were constructed creating holding areas for salmon fry, parr Catchment-wide electro fishing enables the assessment of the and smolts, e.g. In the Glenamoy River in the Western RBD 8 new attainment of Salmon Conservation Limit in closed rivers. This Projects were undertaken at the locations indicated in red holding pools were created throughout the river. has led to more rivers being opened for catch and release and will on the map below Instream structures were improved and enhanced to provide provide more data to assess salmon stocks, e.g. The Rivers Maine additional juvenile salmon habitat, e.g. In the River Drish in the and Inny in Kerry District, Glenamoy River in Bangor District. South Eastern River Basin District, structures were introduced to PIT / Radio Tag experiments enable the assessment of full salmon the river to simulate natural river conditions. runs where only partial counts exist, e.g. Lough Corrib. Success stories from 2008/2009 • On the River Avoca in the Eastern River Basin District a weir was constructed with boulders for the purpose of trapping smolts during low River Basin Districts Eastern river levels. Fish were transported downstream by road and released Neagh Bann back into the river 4 kilometres downstream of main discharge. These North Eastern works have virtually eliminated fish kills during the smolt run. North Western Shannon • The spawning beds on the upper Screebe River had been neglected South Eastern South Western for about twenty years. The beds were all compacted and overgrown Western with weed. The spawning beds were raked, weed removed and gravel introduced where required. A total of 327 salmon migrated upstream to the spawning beds in 2009. • 950 metres of River bank have been stabilised on the Glenamoy River. The movement of gravel has been halted and 8 new salmon holding Paired deflectors created on the River Drish pools have been created. New fish pass and removal of blockages improved upstream access • A new fish pass on the White River will open up 12 kilometres of © Ordnance Survey Ireland / for salmon and sea trout to spawning areas, e.g. The River Dinan a potential spawning and nursery habitat for salmon. Government of Ireland Copyright Permit No. MP 007058 tributary of the River Nore can now clearly see fish ascending the • A new fish counter on the Kilcolgan River will provide statistical river and not subject to major delays as was the case previously. analysis of fish stocks and provide a more accurate count of fish Bank clearance where overgrowth was removed resulted in passing to spawning grounds and will assist scientists in making decisions regarding the fishery. IFI Contact Details increased levels of macro invertebrates, vegetation and increased Inland Fisheries Ireland - Swords Inland Fisheries Ireland - Limerick numbers of fish, e.g. The River Eske in the North Western RBD. • 4.5 kilometres of selective river bank clearance was completed along the Lackagh Fishery where excessive trees and shrub growth had Swords Business Campus, Ashbourne Business Park, These projects have assisted with the increase in the survival of fry caused tunnelling. This work now allows sunlight to reach the river bed Swords, Dock Road, Co. Dublin. Limerick, to smolt stage. which will increase productivity of invertebrates thus providing food Web: www.fisheriesireland.ie Web: www.fisheriesireland.ie Fish Counter installation and CCTV System to enable the assessment for juvenile fish. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] of full salmon runs to provide accurate counts of fish stocks e.g. The Tel: 01 8842600 Tel: 061 300238 Kilcolgan/Dunkellin River in the Western RBD. Inland Fisheries Ireland - Blackrock Inland Fisheries Ireland - Galway Salmon Conservation Fund Projects 15a Main Street, Teach Breac, Blackrock, Earl’s Island, Co. Dublin, Galway, River Bank Protection - 23% Web: www.fisheriesireland.ie Web: www.fisheriesireland.ie Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Spawning Ground Rehabilitation - 18% Tel: 01 2787022 Tel: 091 563118 Instream Works - 9% Inland Fisheries Ireland – Clonmel Inland Fisheries Ireland - Ballina Anglesea Street, Ardnaree House, Weirs & Pools Rehabilitated - 2.5% Clonmel, Abbey Street, Fish Pass Improvement - 7% Co. Tipperary, Ballina, Co Mayo, Web: www.fisheriesireland.ie Web: www.fisheriesireland.ie Assessment of Attainment of CL - 27% Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Removal of Trees/Overgrowth - 2.5% Tel: 052 6180055 Tel: 096 22788 Fish Counter - 7% Inland Fisheries Ireland - Macroom Inland Fisheries Ireland - Ballyshannon Sunnyside House, Station Road, Salmon Research - 4% Macroom, Ballyshannon, Co. Cork, Co. Donegal, The purchase of a salmon angling or commercial Web: www.fisheriesireland.ie Web: www.fisheriesireland.ie E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] fishing licence refers a major conTribuTion To salmon Fish counter and counting station on the Kilcolgan River Tel: 026 41221 Tel: 071 9851435 conservaTion This document can be made available in alternate formats on request. Introduction Conservation Benefits Funding allocated in 2007-2010 a Funding allocated in 2007-2010 a The ‘Salmon Conservation Funds’ are generated from the sale of National Projects Western RBD The conservation benefits arising from these works are;River banks salmon angling and commercial fishing licences which represents a River Basin Districts. Catchment wide electro fishing PIT / 200,000 Gleninagh, Co. Galway. River bank protection. 2,500 were protected, preventing erosion and destruction of spawning major contribution by licence holders to wild salmon conservation. Radio tag experiments 2008. sites and siltation, e.g. Rock armour has been placed along sections The revenue generated from the Salmon Conservation Fund is Glencoaghan, River bank protection. 2,500 River Basin Districts. Assessment of attainment of salmon 180,920 Co.Galway. of the Glen River in the North Western RBD to stabilise the river reinvested to promote the recovery of our salmon stocks and conservation limit 2009. Erriff, Co. Galway. River bank protection. 10,000 bank and enhance spawning and nursery areas. habitats taking into account project feasibility, funding availability River Basin Districts. Assessment of attainment of salmon 162,000 L. Inagh, Co. Galway. River bank protection. 5,000 and value for money considerations. conservation limit 2010. Recess, Co. Galway. River bank protection. 10,000 River Basin Districts. Assessment of cormorant and seal 72,000 Carrowniskey, Co. River bank protection. 5,000 predation of fish stocks. Galway. Eastern RBD (including Neagh Bann RBD) Owenmore River, Co. River bank protection, Spawning 5,000 River Liffey, Spawning grounds created/ 2,000 Galway (Ballinakill). ground rehabilitation. Co. Kildare. rehabilitated, trees and obstacles Owenmore River, River bank protection, Spawning 2,500 removed. Co. Galway (Connemara). ground rehabilitation. River Mattock, River bank protection. 20,000 Costello River, River bank protection, Spawning 2,500 Co. Meath. Co. Galway. grounds rehabilitation. Dundalk District, Spawning grounds created/ 23,000 River Screebe, Spawning grounds rehabilitation. 5,000 Co. Louth*. rehabilitated. Co. Galway. River Vartry, Spawning grounds created/ 1,500 Bunowen River, River bank protection, Spawning 6,800 Co. Wicklow. rehabilitated. Co. Galway. grounds rehabilitation. River Avoca, Smolt rescue programme. 10,000 Co. Wicklow. Kilcolgan/Dunkellin River bank protection, In stream 95,000 White River (River Dee), Improvements to fish passage. 50,000 River, Co. Galway. works and habitat restoration, Co. Louth. Install Fish Counter. River Boyne, Co. Meath. Feasibility study for a fish counter. 20,000 Owenboliska River, River bank protection, Spawning 53,000 River Bank restoration works on the Glen River Co. Galway. grounds rehabilitation, Weirs and River Glyde, Co. Louth. Install Fish Counter. 107,000 pools rehabilitated. Salmon spawning grounds were created and enhanced increasing South Eastern RBD Glenamoy/Shranaploya River bank protection. Spawning 112,865 production capacity, e.g. In the Dundalk District of the Eastern RBD River Slaney tributaries River bank protection, improvements 27,500 River, Co. Mayo. ground, weirs and pools spawning and instream works were carried out in sections of the River Bank protection works on the Bunowen River (Boro/Bann/ to fish passage, spawning ground rehabilitated. Owenavorragh), rehabilitation. Radio tag spring River Fane, White River and tributaries of the Rivers Dee and Glyde. North Western RBD On the River Liffey new spawning beds were created at Castletown The fund is being managed by Inland Fisheries Ireland. River Basin Co. Wexford. salmon for research purposes. River Glen, River bank protection, spawning 17,500 Estate and on the River Vartry a new spawning bed was created Districts (RBD’s) are implementing projects on the ground. Projects River Urinn, Spawning grounds created/ 5,000 Co. Donegal*. ground created/rehabilitated. upstream of Ashford. are assessed based on the river’s conservation limit status, its Co. Wexford. rehabilitated, trees and obstacles In stream works and habitat removed. water quality (Q-value) and the maximum potential project benefits restoration. Drish, Co. Tipperary. River rehabilitation. 10,000 to the river with funding prioritised for those rivers in most need of Clady, Co. Donegal. River bank protection. 4,000 River Dinan, Construction of