I have made significant additional funding available through the fisheries boards to support catchment management projects in co-operation with local stakeholders. A total of £1.9 million was spent by the fisheries boards in 2000 on a range of projects throughout the country. In particular, the fisheries boards collectively invested a sum of £244,000 in the provision of geographical information systems which are essential tools for fisheries management and a sum of £125,000 on a sustained public awareness campaign for catchment management involving the production and promotion of a suite of material entitled "From Source to Sea" which consisted of a brochure, video and a poster.
Further projects undertaken in the regions during 2000 are set out in the following tables.
Shannnon Regional Fisheries Board
Project Details £000s