Sligo man convicted of fisheries legislation breach
A Sligo angler has been convicted of a breach of fisheries legislation for illegal salmon angling. Mr Mark Cawley, with an address in Sligo city, was observed in possession of an untagged salmon at Rockwood Parade, on the Garavogue River. Mary Walsh, Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) Director of the Western River…
Inland Fisheries Ireland and Marine Institute launch pilot programme to track tuna
While there is no sport or commercial Blue Fin Tuna fishing in Ireland, Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Marine Institute have launched a pilot Tuna CHART programme to track and protect the species. Authorised skippers operating across the north west including counties Sligo and Donegal are supporting scientific work to…