Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Salmon Catches. – Dáil Éireann (21st Dáil) – Tuesday, 6 Feb 1979

Mr. Deasy

asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the total number of salmon caught in each fishery area in each of the last ten years; and the numbers caught in each area by (a) drift nets, (b) draft nets, (c) snap nets, (d) rod and line, (e) privately owned weirs and traps, and (f) State-owned weirs and traps.

10.

Mr. Deasy

asked the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry the total salmon catch for the 1978 season, with a breakdown of the numbers caught in each fishery area, with details of the numbers taken in each area by (a) drift nets, (b) draft nets, (c) snap nets, (d) rod and line, (e) privately owned weirs and traps, and (f) State-owned weirs and traps.

Mr. Lenihan

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 10 together and to circulate with the Official Report the information requested, which is set out in the form of a tabular statement.

Information relating to 1969 is not to hand at present but I will let the Deputy have it immediately it becomes available.

Following is the statement:

Catch of Salmon by all engines in each Fishery District during the period 1970-1978

	Year
Fishery District	1978*	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
Dublin	258	359	736	397	983	256	908	1,278	1,070
Wexford	3,515	4,943	4,856	4,017	1,724	2,526	2,936	2,358	4,118
Waterford	29,602	53,836	64,302	89,095	52,758	76,939	83,033	48,912	82,641
Lismore	34,669	43,104	40,931	53,662	38,896	37,403	51,504	39,403	47,481
Cork	49,159	85,281	41,651	102,403	62,617	51,681	47,787	27,779	21,445
Kerry	35,951	27,031	25,646	30,011	18,725	27,231	28,600	47,522	44,958
Limerick	24,373	31,339	38,542	61,905	51,735	66,090	45,290	70,516	55,953
Galway	11,566	12,819	21,585	34,098	10,842	12,987	10,876	12,840	8,346
Connemara	2,052	2,592	2,214	5,375	4,693	4,625	4,474	1,720	2,256
Ballinakill	2,978	2,719	2,609	5,563	3,036	6,221	5,510	3,983	4,418
Bangor	22,659	24,019	34,038	42,612	47,448	30,934	15,197	15,387	11,906
Ballina	42,938	44,231	78,485	93,325	133,457	92,413	79,045	51,919	59,860
Sligo	5,343	4,126	5,218	5,931	7,435	6,792	5,388	8,256	9,325
Ballyshannon	25,464	23,819	27,024	48,894	30,304	25,862	21,654	38,414	43,427
Letterkenny	65,511	45,505	73,066	95,312	151,063	83,953	83,833	83,138	84,480
Dundalk	2,828	1,985	3,424	5,689	4,163	5,563	4,780	3,671	7,290
Drogheda	1,343	1,825	2,904	3,508	3,841	5,569	8,253	6,713	7,623
Total All Districts	360,209	409,533	467,231	681,797	623,693	537,045	499,068	463,809	496,597

* Provisional

Catch of Salmon by Drift Nets in each Fishery District during the period 1970—1978

	Year
Fishery District	1978*	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
Dublin	164	180	514	297	792	201	389	877	588
Wexford	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Waterford	21,496	43,205	49,044	67,662	39,581	59,443	66,802	30,341	51,498
Lismore	28,735	34,935	32,171	40,910	30,362	30,264	42,006	31,486	34,626
Cork	47,171	80,545	31,923	90,445	56,445	47,949	36,356	10,840	2,326
Kerry	20,164	16,025	8,581	4,692	2,712	2,100	385	132	—
Limerick	12,106	16,728	24,788	28,080	21,613	31,00	17,075	26,439	24,349
Galway	9,659	11,375	16,373	28,074	6,870	6,434	3,624	3,231	1,662
Connemara	1,752	2,256	1,644	4,533	3,842	4,017	3,924	1,244	1,638
Ballinakill	1,658	2,014	1,713	3,716	1,884	3,961	3,769	1,283	1,178
Bangor	14,077	15,341	22,136	24,770	34,719	16,496	5,880	2,367	2,100
Ballina	34,478	30,816	62,963	63,610	106,570	66,823	56,563	32,879	38,956
Sligo	3,724	2,544	2,623	4,296	5,318	3,328	2,176	1,220	2,376
Ballyshannon	8,657	9,942	10,847	20,910	15,545	12,116	9,925	22,225	11,951
Letterkenny	56,097	40,361	63,484	83,809	135,625	74,231	73,480	71,921	70,461
Dundalk	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Drogheda	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total All District	259,938	306,267	328,804	465,804	461,878	358,443	322,354	236,485	243,709

* Provisional

Catch of Salmon by Draft Nets in each Fishery District during the period 1970-1978

	Year
Fishery District	1978*	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
Dublin	—	11	35	20	118	—	110	307	282
Wexford	3,093	4,392	4,505	3,575	1,406	2,019	2,535	2,234	3,633
Waterford	282	476	500	3,382	458	1,218	1,276	1,998	3,012
Lismore	3,847	4,913	5,103	6,967	4,853	4,258	4,553	4,131	8,582
Cork	1,530	4,092	8,411	10,647	4,895	2,855	10,350	15,771	17,755
Kerry	14,713	10,094	16,003	23,791	14,496	22,538	26,515	45,677	43,266
Limerick	0,063	10,867	9,020	20,659	19,415	22,453	18,546	23,711	21,275
Galway	12	147	302	3,230	1,247	2,015	968	6,109	1,878
Connemara	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ballinakill	1,060	335	441	1,438	568	1,337	1,103	1,949	2,807
Bangor	7,842	7,932	10,814	16,943	11,747	12,574	7,580	11,334	7,952
Ballina	6,445	10,313	10,782	26,412	22,147	17,552	14,305	16,127	16,407
Sligo	919	850	1,813	1,068	1,664	2,714	2,525	5,264	4,631
Ballyshannon	15,557	12,449	14,439	26,055	13,569	12,766	10,751	14,157	28,709
Letterkenny	7,844	3,610	7,843	9,977	12,978	6,281	7,651	8,190	8,869
Dundalk	2,782	1,903	3,358	5,638	3,998	5,338	4,577	3,614	6,561
Drogheda	1,058	1,411	2,443	2,885	2,686	4,279	5,983	5,958	6,888
Total All Districts	77,047	73,795	95,812	162,687	116,245	120,197	119,328	166,531	182,507

* Provisional

Catch of Salmon by Snap Nets in each Fishery District during the period 1970-1978

	Year
Fishery District	1978*	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
Dublin
Wexford
Waterford	5,830	8,004	12,012	15,652	9,114	11,481	9,345	12,282	22,329
Lismore	286	1,081	1,353	1,454	792	622	2,181	1,670	1,775
Cork
Kerry
Limerick
Galway
Connemara
Ballinakill
Bangor
Ballina
Sligo
Ballyshannon
Letterkenny	380
Dundalk
Drogheda
Total All Districts	6,496	9,085	13,365	17,106	9,936	12,103	11,526	13,952	24,104

* Provisional

Catch of Salmon by Rod and Line in each Fishery District during the period 1970-1978

	Year
Fishery District	1978*	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
Dublin	94	168	187	80	73	55	409	94	200
Wexford	422	551	351	442	318	507	401	124	485
Waterford	1,023	1,440	1,595	1,257	2,572	2,934	3,154	1,154	1,512
Lismore	473	721	691	1,210	1,092	752	991	264	704
Cork	447	542	1,117	853	1,277	877	1,081	1,168	1,364
Kerry	1,074	912	887	1,232	1,328	2,593	1,670	1,636	1,277
Limerick	603	1,382	1,010	2,852	2,381	3,930	3,770	2,724	3,268
Galway	145	380	410	1,139	360	832	1,034	300	387
Connemara	300	336	570	842	851	608	550	476	618
Ballinakill	260	370	455	409	584	923	638	751	433
Bangor	681	746	908	708	940	1,703	1,662	1,201	1,511
Ballina	722	1,475	1,700	1,826	1,739	5,062	4,862	1,850	1,541
Sligo	700	641	639	465	278	670	618	369	600
Ballyshannon	565	559	576	642	539	446	346	330	475
Letterkenny	881	948	1,306	1,213	1,335	2,412	1,607	1,748	2,580
Dundalk	46	82	66	51	165	225	203	57	729
Drogheda	85	87	52	111	476	690	752	165	206
Total All Districts	8,521	11,340	12,520	15,332	16,308	25,219	23,748	14,411	17,890

* Provisional

Catch of Salmon by privately owned Weirs and Traps during the period 1970-1978

	Year
Fishery District	1978*	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
Dublin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wexford	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Waterford	971	711	1,151	1,142	1,003	1,863	2,456	3,137	4,290
Lismore	1,328	1,454	1,613	3,121	1,770	1,507	1,773	1,852	1,794
Cork	11	102	200	458	—	—	—	—	—
Kerry	—	—	175	296	189	—	30	77	415
Limerick	1,601	2,362	3,724	10,314	8,326	8,627	5,899	17,642	7,061
Galway	115	917	4,500	1,655	2,365	3,706	5,250	3,200	4,419
Connemara	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ballinakill	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bangor	59	—	180	191	42	161	75	485	343
Ballina	1,293	1,617	3,040	1,477	3,001	2,976	3,315	1,063	2,956
Sligo	—	91	143	102	175	80	69	1,403	1,718
Ballyshannon	685	869	1,162	1,287	651	534	632	1,702	2,292
Letterkenny	302	290	140	173	371	477	250	563	1,461
Dundalk	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Drogheda	200	327	409	512	679	600	1,518	590	529
Total All Districts	6,565	8,740	16,437	20,728	18,572	20,531	21,267	31,714	27,278

* Provisional

Catch of Salmon by State-owned Weirs and Traps during the period 1970-1978

	Year
Fishery District	1978*	1977	1976	1975	1974	1973	1972	1971	1970
Dublin
Wexford
Waterford
Lismore
Cork
Kerry
Limerick
Galway	1,635
Connemara
Ballinakill
Bangor
Ballina
Sligo
Ballyshannon
Letterkenny	7	9	121	20	154	86	343	62	102
Dundalk
Drogheda
Total All Districts	1,642	9	121	20	154	86	343	62	102

* Provisional

Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 6 Feb 1979