Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations S.I. No. 685/2022

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 20th December, 2022.

I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 69 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010) (as adapted by the Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 373 of 2020 )), after consultation with Inland Fisheries Ireland, hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2023.

2. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 585 of 2018 ) are amended –

(a) by the substitution of the following Schedule for Schedule 2:

“Schedule 2

Rivers

Total Allowable Catch

Fishery District (1)	Waters of the River (2)	Maximum number of tags that may be issued in respect of taking wild salmon or sea trout from river (3)
Dublin	Dargle	0
	Upper Liffey	0
	Lower Liffey (downstream of Leixlip Dam)	0
	Vartry	0
Wexford	Slaney	0
	Avoca	0
	Owenavorragh	0
Waterford	Barrow and Pollmounty	0
	Nore	0
	Suir including Clodiagh, Lingaun, and Waterford Blackwater	0
	Colligan	0
	Corrock	0
	Owenduff	0
	Mahon	0
	Tay	0
Lismore	Blackwater (Munster) including Glenshelane and Finisk	4,448
	Bride	0
	Lickey	0
	Tourig	0
	Womanagh	0
Cork	Owenacurra	0
	Lower Lee	759
	Bandon	842
	Ilen	595
	Mealagh	164
	Coomhola	112
	Upper Lee	0
	Glengarriff	182
	Argideen	0
	Owvane	208
	Adrigole	0
Kerry	Roughty	306
	Blackwater (Kerry)	0
	Sneem	664
	Waterville	320
	Caragh	1,043
	Laune including Cottoners	4,473
	Maine	424
	Common Estuary Castlemaine¹	4,697
	Behy	0
	Emlagh	0
	Owenmore	210
	Croanshagh (Glanmore River and Lake)	147
	Sheen	421
	Inny	0
	Kealincha	0
	Lough Fada	0
	Owenshagh	0
	Cloonee	0
	Finnihy	0
	Owenreagh	0
	Emlaghmore	0
	Carhan	0
	Ferta	63
	Owenascaul	0
	Milltown	0
	Feohanagh	0
	Lee	0
Limerick	Feale including Galey and Brick	0
	Mulkear	0
	Maigue	0
	Upper Shannon (Above Parteen)	0
	Lower Shannon	0
	Fergus	0
	Deel	0
	Owenagarney	0
	Doonbeg	0
	Skivaleen	0
	Annageeragh	0
	Inagh	0
	Aughyvackeen	0
Galway	Corrib	3,331
	Aille (Galway)	0
	Kilcolgan	0
	Clarinbridge	0
	Knock	0
	Owenboliska (Spiddal)	0
Connemara	Cashla	159
	Screebe	0
	Ballynahinch	64
	Lough Na Furnace	0
Ballinakill	Erriff	461
	Bundorragha	207
	Common Estuary Killary²	568
	Owenglin (Clifden)	93
	Dawros	742
	Culfin	270
	Carrownisky	52
	Bunowen	215
	Owenwee (Belclare)	0
Bangor	Srahmore (Burrishoole)	0
	Owenduff (Glenamong)	560
	Carrowmore Lake	485
	Owenmore	434
	Common Estuary Owenmore³	445
	Newport (including Lough Beltra)	272
	Glenamoy	0
	Owengarve River	0
	Muingnabo	0
Ballina	Moy	12,159
	Easkey	188
	Cloonaghmore (Palmerstown)	0
	Ballinglen	0
	Brusna	0
	Leaffony	0
Sligo	Ballysadare	894
	Drumcliff	185
	Garvogue (Inc. Lough Gill and River Bonet)	0
	Grange	0
Ballyshannon	Duff	0
	Drowes	2,286
	Eany	0
	Glen	0
	Owenwee (Yellow River)	95
	Erne	0
	Eske	0
	Abbey	0
	Ballintra (Murvagh R)	0
	Laghy	0
	Oily	0
	Bungosteen	0
Letterkenny	Owenea/Owentocker	283
	Gweebarra	157
	Clady	80
	Tullaghobegly	74
	Crana	221
	Gweedore (Crolly River)	313
	Ray	0
	Lackagh	0
	Leannan	0
	Bracky	0
	Owenamarve	0
	Glenna	0
	Swilly	0
	Isle (Burn)	0
	Mill	0
	Clonmany	0
	Straid	0
	Donagh	0
	Glenagannon	0
	Culoort	0
Drogheda	Boyne	0
Dundalk	Castletown	0
	Fane	102
	Glyde	0
	Dee	0
	Flurry	0”

and

(b) by the substitution of the following Schedule for Schedule 4:

“Schedule 4

Fishery Districts and rivers to which brown tags apply

Fishery District	River	Designated code
Ballinakill	Owenglin	D3
Ballinakill	Bundorragha	H4
Ballinakill	Carrownisky	K3
Bangor	Owenmore	A4
Bangor	Carrowmore	O4
Bangor	Newport⁴	N3
Connemara	Ballynahinch	P3
Cork	Lower Lee	N4
Dundalk	Fane	F4
Letterkenny	Clady	S4
Letterkenny	Owenea and Owentocker	G4
Letterkenny	Crana	Q4”

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 December, 2022.

EAMON RYAN,

Minister for the Environment,

Climate and Communications.

1 In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the Common Estuary Castlemaine, the combined total allowable catch of the rivers Caragh, Laune and Maine contributing to the fishery is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river conservation limits simultaneously

2 In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the Common Estuary Killary, the combined total allowable catch of the rivers Erriff and Bundorragha contributing to the fishery is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river conservation limits simultaneously.

3 In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the Common Estuary Owenmore, the combined total allowable catch of the Owenmore and Carrowmore contributing to the fishery is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river conservation limits simultaneously.

4 Brown Tag to 11^th May only (brown tag not required from 12^th May)

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S.I. No. 685/2022 - Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2022

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