Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 April 2014
113. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the river systems of Newport River system SAC, Erriff and Bundorragha river system SAC, Clew Bay complex SAC, including Lough Furnace and Lough Feagh, have reached their conservation limits for wild salmon by reference to the relevant legislation for each of the years from 2003 to 2013. [18150/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland the information requested by the Deputy going back from 2006 to 2013 is not readily available. I am also advised by Inland Fisheries Ireland that prior to 2007, scientific advice was presented on a fishery district basis with regard to attainment of salmon conservation limit (CL). From 2007 on, advice was presented on an individual river basis. The surplus or deficit of salmon above river specific conservation limits for the Erriff, Bunorrragha, Newport (given for both one sea winter and multi sea winter stocks) and the Furnace/ Feeagh catchment are shown in the table. The Standing Scientific Committee on Salmon (SSCS) uses the most recent five year data to determine attainment of conservation limit. It is therefore possible for a catchment not to have reached its salmon CL in any particular year but based on use of the five year average data for the SSCS advice for that river to be above CL. The independent scientific provided advice to Inland Fisheries Ireland informs the management measures being implemented and follow the conservation imperative.
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Surplus/Deficit of salmon above or below CL over the 2007-2013 period |
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- |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
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Newport one Sea Winter |
305 |
494 |
448 |
405 |
372 |
319 |
-216 |
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Newport Multi Sea Winter |
-120 |
-30 |
-84 |
-134 |
-120 |
-106 |
-159 |
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Erriff |
520 |
600 |
605 |
512 |
716 |
2346 |
1621 |
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Bundorragha |
189 |
241 |
291 |
324 |
324 |
324 |
324 |
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Furnace/Feeagh |
-81 |
-7 |
7 |
61 |
170 |
189 |
493 |
