Mairéad Farrell
Question:129. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and officials in the Inland Fisheries division can confirm that pink salmon (oncorhynchus gorbuscha) are legally classed as an invasive anadromous fish species in Ireland under the EU Water Framework Directive; if pink salmon are classed as invasive to Ireland (ecoregion 17), the reason they are being treated in the same way as native Atlantic salmon under forthcoming legislation as referenced in the minutes of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54916/23]
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