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Anti Salmon farm Activist Don Staniford visited Bantry last week – his take on the situation is reported here

In excess of 30 people attended a SRT visit to the spawning reds on 17th. A full report with photos of a great day out will be filed on the site once the spawning season is over. One of the … Continued

Salmon Watch Ireland have issued a press release commenting on the Royal Society paper on the impact of sea lice on death of smolts at sea which reported a 39%increase in mortality associated with sealice. See Salmon Watch Ireland comment … Continued

The Tirconaill Tribune  quotes Marine Harvest’s Managing Director in Ireland as saying that they will have to fallow 2 sites for periods over the next 2 years in response to Amoebic Gill disease. See  Article here.

Yesterday’s press reported the findings of  joint Irish /Norwegian research on the impact of sealice from salmon farms on the survival of smolts at sea. The report from the Royal Society and St Andrews University in Scotland  shows a material adverse … Continued

The publication of the ministerial consultation on next seasons quotas proposes that the slaney is open on catch and release for 2013. http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Notices/public-consultation-wild-salmon-and-sea-trout-tagging-regulations-for-2013.html Interestingly the photo used to illustrate the IFI site for this press release is of a Slaney … Continued

There has been a great response to the tripp to the Redds on the 17th and the list is now full. If you have not yet been in contact and would still like to go contact webmaster@slaneyrivertrust.ie and you can be put … Continued

The annual trip to the redds is planned for Saturday 17th November. This is great day out and is always interesting – see details in the events section below. Book your place now avoid disappointment.

Please remember to return your completed and signed logbook to IFI no later than the 19th of October. Logbook returns are an important component of the advisory committees decision making process on whether individual  rivers are to be open or closed. it is … Continued

A reminder for all anglers who may have been lucky enough to have been salmon fishing abroad, particularly in Norway, the Baltic and parts of Russia, that they must disinfect their gear before going fishing here to avoid the transmission … Continued