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Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 585 of 2018).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Diadromous fish Institution Data collection/reporting Registration Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Aquatic animals Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations, made by the Minister for State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment in consultation with Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) provide for, among other things, the quotas of fish that can be harvested by commercial fishing engines and rod and line from rivers identified in Schedule and the issue of tags for catch control purposes of fishing for wild salmon and sea trout and other tagging of fish in accordance with these Regulations. The holder of a commercial licence must ensure that any wild salmon or sea trout caught and retained, in accordance with a quota decided under these Regulations, by a commercial fishing engine, has a commercial (blue) gill tag attached to it in accordance with these Regulations. Tail tags shall be distributed by IFI to dealers for the purposes of control of (imported) wild salmon or sea trout. A dealer shall keep and maintain a tags removal register and a dealer’s record book. IFI shall issue a salmon and sea trout commercial fishing logbook to the holder of a commercial fishing licence. There continues in being in relation to each fishery district a Fishery District Committee, which shall have specified functions under these Regulations.

Full text
English
Website
www.irishstatutebook.ie

References - Legislation

Repeals

Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 573 of 2013).

Legislation | Ireland | 2013

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Total allowable catch, Allocation/quota, Diadromous fish, Data collection/reporting, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Aquatic animals, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 729/2021).

Legislation | Ireland | 2021

Keyword: Diadromous fish, Fishery management and conservation, Freshwater fishes, Inland fisheries, Total allowable catch, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 669 of 2019).

Legislation | Ireland | 2019

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Total allowable catch, Allocation/quota, Diadromous fish, Institution, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Fishing authorization, Fishery management and conservation, Aquatic animals, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX