Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No.602 of 2017)

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. S.I. No. 602 of 2017 ———————— WILD SALMON AND SEA TROUT TAGGING SCHEME (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 2 [602] S.I. No. 602 of 2017 WILD SALMON AND SEA TROUT TAGGING SCHEME (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2017 I, Sean Kyne, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 69 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010) and the Communi cations, Climate Action and Environment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 314 of 2017), after consultation with Inland Fisheries Ireland, hereby make the following regulations: 1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2017. (2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2018. 2. The Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 573 of 2013) (amended by the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 636 of 2016)) are amended— (a) by the substitution of the following Schedule for Schedule 2: Schedule 2 Regulations 3(7), 4(8), 10, 11 and 22 Rivers Total Allowable Catch Fishery district Waters of the River Maximum number of tags that may be issued in respect of taking wild salmon or sea trout from river (1) (2) (3) Dublin Dargle 0 Upper Liffey 0 Lower Liffey (downstream of 0 Leixlip Dam) Vartry 0 Wexford Slaney 0 Avoca 0 Owenavorragh 0 Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of 2nd January, 2018. [602] 3 Fishery district Waters of the River Maximum number of tags that may be issued in respect of taking wild salmon or sea trout from river (1) (2) (3) Waterford Barrow and Pollmounty 0 Nore 0 Suir including Clodiagh, 0 Lingaun, and Waterford Blackwater Colligan 0 Corrock 0 Owenduff 0 Mahon 0 Tay 0 Lismore Blackwater (Munster) 7,677 including Glenshelane and Finisk Bride 0 Lickey 0 Tourig 0 Womanagh 0 Cork Owenacurra 0 Lower Lee 1,801 Bandon 818 Ilen 784 Mealagh 191 Coomhola 62 Upper Lee 0 Glengarriff 332 Argideen 103 Owvane 337 Adrigole 0 Kerry Roughty 116 Blackwater (Kerry) 0 Sneem 695 Waterville 403 Caragh 1,298 Laune including Cottoners 4,431 Maine 255 Castlemaine Harbour1 606 Behy 0 Emlagh 0 Owenmore 211 Croanshagh (Glanmore River 203 and Lake) 4 [602] Fishery district Waters of the River Maximum number of tags that may be issued in respect of taking wild salmon or sea trout from river (1) (2) (3) Sheen 1,248 Inny 0 Kealincha 0 Lough Fada 0 Owenshagh 0 Cloonee 0 Finnihy 0 Owenreagh 0 Emlaghmore 0 Carhan 0 Ferta 0 Owenascaul 0 Milltown 0 Feohanagh 0 Lee 0 Limerick Feale including Galey and 658 Brick Mulkear 0 Maigue 0 Shannon River 0 Fergus 0 Deel 0 Owenagarney 0 Doonbeg 0 Skivaleen 0 Annageeragh 0 Inagh 0 Aughyvackeen 0 Galway Corrib 6,281 Aille (Galway) 0 Kilcolgan 0 Clarinbridge 0 Knock 0 Owenboliska (Spiddal) 0 1In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the common estuary, the combined total allowable catch of the rivers Caragh, Laune and Maine contributing to the fishery is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river conservation limits simultaneously [602] 5 Fishery district Waters of the River Maximum number of tags that may be issued in respect of taking wild salmon or sea trout from river (1) (2) (3) Connemara Cashla 182 Screebe 0 Ballynahinch 632 Lough Na Furnace 0 Ballinakill Erriff 254 Bundorragha 259 Common estuary2 321 Owenglin (Clifden) 193 Dawros 381 Culfin 196 Carrownisky 0 Bunowen 95 Owenwee (Belclare) 0 Bangor Srahmore (Burrishoole) 0 Carrowmore Lake 708 Owenduff (Glenamong) 794 Owenmore 0 Common estuary 0 Newport 417 (including Lough Beltra) Glenamoy 60 Owengarve River 0 Muingnabo 0 Ballina Moy 16,512 Easkey 525 Cloonaghmore (Palmerstown) 0 Ballinglen 0 Brusna 0 Leaffony 0 Sligo Ballysadare 3,545 Drumcliff 229 Garvogue (River Bonet and 437 Lough Gill) Grange 0 2In the event that draft net fishing takes place in the common estuary, the combined total allowable catch of the rivers Erriff and Bundorragha contributing to the fishery is reduced to reflect the higher risk associated with meeting the individual river conservation limits simultaneously. 6 [602] Fishery district Waters of the River Maximum number of tags that may be issued in respect of taking wild salmon or sea trout from river (1) (2) (3) Ballyshannon Duff 0 Drowes 2,653 Eany 0 Glen 0 Owenwee (Yellow River) 0 Erne 0 Eske 0 Abbey 0 Ballintra (Murvagh R) 0 Laghy 0 Oily 0 Bungosteen 0 Letterkenny Owenea/Owentocker 0 Gweebarra 230 Clady 341 Tullaghobegly 0 Crana 0 Gweedore (Crolly River) 0 Ray 0 Lackagh 0 Leannan 0 Bracky 0 Owenamarve 0 Glenna 0 Swilly 0 Isle (Burn) 0 Mill 0 Clonmany 0 Straid 0 Donagh 0 Glenagannon 0 Culoort 0 Drogheda Boyne 0 [602] 7 Fishery district Waters of the River Maximum number of tags that may be issued in respect of taking wild salmon or sea trout from river (1) (2) (3) Dundalk Castletown 0 Fane 0 Glyde 0 Dee 0 Flurry 0 and (b) by the substitution of the following Schedule for Schedule 4: Schedule 4 Regulations 5, 7 and 8 Fishery districts and rivers to which brown tags apply Fishery district River Designated code Cork Coomhola W3 Kerry Roughty S3 Limerick Feale D4 Ballinakill Erriff E4 Ballinakill Bundorragha E4 Bangor Glenamoy Y3 Bangor Carrowmore Q3 Letterkenny Gweebarra V3 8 [602] 3. The following are revoked: (a) the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regu lations 2015 (S.I. No. 581 of 2015); (b) Regulation 2(e) and (f) of the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 636 of 2016). GIVEN under my hand, 20 December 2017. SEAN KYNE, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. [602] 9 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) These regulations provide for, the quotas of fish that can be harvested by commercial fishing engines and rod and line from those rivers identified in Schedule 2. The Regulations also provide for the use of brown tags in specified rivers which are identified in Schedule 4. BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH ARNA FHOILSIÚ AG OIFIG AN tSOLÁTHAIR Le ceannach díreach ó FOILSEACHÁIN RIALTAIS, 52 FAICHE STIABHNA, BAILE ÁTHA CLIATH 2 (Teil: 01 - 6476834 nó 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) nó trí aon díoltóir leabhar. —————— DUBLIN PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE To be purchased from GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, 52 ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN, DUBLIN 2. (Tel: 01 - 6476834 or 1890 213434; Fax: 01 - 6476843) or through any bookseller. —————— €3.05 Wt. (B33250). 285. 12/17. Essentra. Gr 30-15.