CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA TROUT (CATCH AND RELEASE) & BYE-LAW NO. 929, 2014
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
INLAND FISHERIES ACTS 1959 TO 2010
CONSERVATION OF SALMON AND SEA TROUT (CATCH AND RELEASE)
BYE-LAW NO. 929, 2014
I, Joe McHugh, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 57 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010) and the Energy and Natural Resources (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 585 of 2014), hereby make the following bye-law:
1. (1) This Bye-law may be cited as the Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout
(Catch and Release) Bye-law No. 929, 2014.
(2) This Bye-law comes into operation on 1 January 2015.
2. In this Bye-law -
“catch and release” in relation to angling for fish in the waters of the rivers to which this Byelaw applies, means carefully handling any fish caught and immediately returning the fish alive to the waters;
“fish” means salmon, sea trout or a combination of both;
“salmon” means salmon of the species Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon);
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any Bye-law, it is prohibited for a person, in a
river mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule opposite mention of a fishery district in
column (1) of the Schedule, to -
(a) take by rod and line any fish from the waters of the river, other than
by catch and release, or
(b) use or attempt to use worms as bait or any fish hooks, other than single
barbless hooks, in angling for fish in the waters of the river.
4. The Conservation of Salmon and Sea Trout (Catch and Release) Bye-law No. 914,
2013 is revoked.
Schedule
Article 3
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Fishery District (1) |
River (2) |
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No. 1 or Dublin District |
Lower Liffey (downstream of Leixlip Dam) |
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No. 2 or Wexford District |
Slaney |
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No. 3 or Waterford District |
Barrow and Pollmounty Nore Colligan Corock R Suir including Clodiagh, Lingaun and Waterford Blackwater |
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No. 4 or Lismore District |
Bride |
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No. 5 or Cork District |
Adrigole |
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No.7 or Kerry District |
Blackwater Owenascaul Milltown Cloonee |
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No. 8 or Limerick District |
Mulkear Skivileen |
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No. 10(1) or Ballinakill District |
Carrownisky |
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No. 10 (2) or Bangor District |
Shramore (Burrishoole) Owenmore |
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No. 13 or Ballyshannon District |
Bungosteen Oily Eany Eske |
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No. 14 or Letterkenny District |
Ray Lackagh Leannan |
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No. 17(1) or Drogheda District |
Boyne |
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No. 17(2) or Dundalk District |
Castletown Dee |
GIVEN under my hand,
22 December 2014
JOE MCHUGH
Joe McHugh
Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Bye-law and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
This Bye-law provides for catch and release in respect of salmon and sea trout (over 40 cm) in the rivers mentioned in the Bye-law. The Bye-law also provides for the use of single barbless hooks and prohibits the use of worms as bait in angling for salmon and sea trout (over 40 cm).
FOOTNOTE
Section 57 (7) of the Inland Fisheries Act, 2010 provides that any person aggrieved by this Bye-law may within 28 days after its publication in the Iris Oifigiúil, appeal against same to the High Court.
