by Barbara Killeen | Oct 31, 2023 | Angling, Ecology, Fishing
Friday, October 27th, 2023: Inland Fisheries Ireland has participated in a tagging project for salmon that tracks their epic sea swim from Greenland to Europe. Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) researcher Glen Wightman represented the agency in an EU-funded programme...
by Barbara Killeen | Oct 31, 2023 | Angling, Fishing
Friday, October 27, 2023: Inland Fisheries Ireland has recorded two rare recaptures of tagged Atlantic bluefin tuna. The angling season for bluefin tuna closes on November 12. The first recaptured bluefin was tagged and released originally by skipper, Adrian Molloy on...
by Barbara Killeen | Sep 1, 2023 | NPWS, Open Seasons
Statement from Minister Noonan on amendments to the Open Seasons Order for Wild Birds, as per Press Release issued by Department yesterday, August 31 “Last year, I established a review of the Open Seasons Order to consider the 21 species of wild bird that can be...
by Barbara Killeen | Aug 30, 2023 | Lead shot, NPWS
A long-awaited update from the NPWS on the restrictions on the use of Lead Gunshot in or around Wetlands and the definition of wetlands was released last week. It stated: From the 15 February 2023, discharging gunshot containing a concentration of lead (expressed as...
by Barbara Killeen | Aug 10, 2023 | Biodiversity, Conservation, countryside, Habitats, Predation
Key findings 2023 data shows an overall 35% increase in the population of corncrakes in Ireland over the past five years A total of 218 corncrake breeding territories were recorded in 2023, up by 10% on 2022 and exceeding 200 for the first time in a decade. First...
