Freshwater fish tagging

Freshwater fish tagging programmes are regularly run by Inland Fisheries Ireland to examine the life history of species such as trout, tench, pike, bream and other coarse fish.

It is only by continuing such tagging programmes that we will fill in the large gaps in our knowledge regarding the biology and ecology of our freswater fish species. And it is only with the help of anglers that the IFI's scientists will gather sufficient data to enable them to make informed decisions regarding the future management of fish stocks in our waterways. To assist in this ongoing process it is imperative that any angler who catches a tagged fish accurately records the tag number (without removing the tag) and reports this information, with the exact location of capture, to

Dr Joe Caffrey ,
Inland Fisheries Ireland,
Swords Business Campus,
Swords, Co. Dublin.

Tel: (01) 8842600.
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