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Inland Fisheries Ireland, the state agency responsible for the protection, conservation, development and promotion of freshwater fish, habitats and sea angling, has launched its recruitment drive to hire 36 Seasonal Fisheries Officers in Galway and nationwide.

A controversial fisheries bye law, which has been found not to meet the conditions necessary to protect the western lakes, including Lough Corrib, is to be withdrawn.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has recently received reports that small numbers of individual fresh-run wild salmon have been encountered in the River Deel, in the Moy Catchment in Mayo, displaying signs of red skin disease (RSD).

Inland Fisheries Ireland has reported investigating a pollution incident that occurred over the weekend of Saturday, January 16, on the Carrowbeg River in Westport.

Dear Editor,

(Mayo County Council)

Last Wednesday evening, June 6 officers of Inland Fisheries Ireland received a report from a member of the public in Claremorris, regarding a fish kill on the Ballygowan River (one of the prime spawning tributaries of the Robe River), which flows into Lough Mask.

Sean Kyne TD, Minister with responsibility for Inland Fisheries, has welcomed the development by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) of a specific stock management plan for Galway’s Owenriff system aimed at removing pike from the system as a significant step forward.

Fine Gael TD for Galway West, Sean Kyne, has said that news of a greenlight for the Seafood Development Operational Programme is very welcome for fishing communities and will help to create jobs in Connemara.