Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
241. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which freshwater fish catches such as salmon and trout have fluctuated in each of the past ten years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33810/20]
View answerInland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) publishes the Wild Salmon and Seatrout Statistics Report every year. This report contains details of catches by anglers and commercial fishermen. The data contained in these reports are taken from statutory logbook returns made by each licenced commercial and recreational fisherman. The data are validated, collated and analysed by IFI before the final statistical report is produced.
A full series of these reports from 2001 to 2019 inclusive is available on the IFI website: www.fisheriesireland.ie.
