Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2017
426. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on farmed salmon being caught in the rivers Delphi, Erriff, Kylemore-Dawros, Newport and Bunowen catchments since August 2017, during a time when salmon farm owners did not file reports of escapes from cages; if he will initiate an investigation into the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43680/17]
View answerMy Department has noted media reports of salmon being found in some rivers which may be from farmed stock. My Department has advised Inland Fisheries Ireland that where anglers or officers of Inland Fisheries Ireland suspect that they have collected salmon from farmed stock that the fish should be sent to the Marine Institute for analysis, with a view to determining whether they are actually from farmed stock.
If fish presented to the Marine Institute for analysis are determined to be from farmed stock my Department will, in the normal way, take appropriate action in the matter.
