Public Consultation: Conservation of Trout Byelaw - Annallee-Dromore (River Erne)

North Western River Basin District

Annalee RiverConservation of Trout Byelaw - Annallee-Dromore (River Erne)

Inland Fisheries Ireland is seeking submissions from interested parties in relation to a proposal to introduce a byelaw to:-

• Introduce a minimum takeable size limit for trout of 30 cm (12”)
• Introduce a bag limit of two trout per angler per day The proposed byelaw would apply to all waters of the River Erne upstream of Derryheen Bridge, west of Butler’s Bridge, Co. Cavan (Nat. Grid Ref. 54.0378, -7.4018) including the waters of the Cavan River, Annallee, Dromore, Laragh, Bunnoe and Knappagh tributaries.

Submissions should be marked ‘Public consultation- Annallee-Dromore (River Erne)’ and sent by post to:

The Director, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Station Road, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal

or alternatively by email to:

ballyshannon@fisheriesireland.ie

All submissions must be received in writing and will be published on the Inland Fisheries Ireland website at www.fisheriesireland.ie.

The Public Consultation period will run for four weeks and the closing date for receipt of submissions is 5pm on the 2nd of March 2017.