Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 June 2004
227 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which the tagging system for salmon fishing is operated, in particular the way in which the number of tags each fisherman receives is decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16565/04]
View answerThe tagging system to which the Deputy refers is operated under the wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme regulations which, inter alia, limit the total allowable commercial catch, TAC, of salmon each year for all fishery districts throughout the country. The allocation of the fishing quotas within each district, and the distribution of the tags to the commercial fishermen, are matters for the chief executive officers of the relevant regional fisheries board to decide in accordance with the power vested in them under the regulations following consultation with the relevant fishery district committees which are representative of all the commercial fishermen in the particular district.
