Edward Nealon
Question:352 Mr. Nealon asked the Minister for the Marine the progress, if any, that has been made by the sea trout task force set up by him to tackle the problem of the decline of sea trout numbers in the west of Ireland waters; if the group has identified the major reasons for the decline; if the task force has examined the records of sea trout returns in England and Wales where there also has been a problem with declining trout stock numbers; if the task force has made any recommendations at this stage; if these recommendations have been put into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.