Angling Returns to Lickeen Lake

Date Monday May 14th, 2002

The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board today Monday 13th, announces the re-opening of Lickeen Lake, Co Clare. Lickeen Lake Trout Fishery situated near Kilfenora in North Clare which has been the subject of Fishery Ownership difficulties over the past few years, is once again fishing.

The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board in association with the stakeholders have developed a management protocol for the lake. The protocol recognises the commitment of the local landowners to the conservation and management of the lake and enables the Board to manage the lake on a day to day basis.

Mr Eamon Cusack CEO stated that "the re-opening of Lickeen marks a new beginning for the lake and the Board is committed in restoring Lickeen, in association with the other stakeholders and developing it in a sustainable manner for the benefit of recreational angling and the local community"

All anglers are welcome to visit and permits are available at a number of outlets. The permits also allows for angling on other Shannon Board Waters throughout the region.

Further Information contact

Eamon Cusack CEO

Tel: 061 300238

ENDS

Angling Tagging Report Released with Call for Return of Logbooks

14 March, 2002

Contact: Assistant CEO: Mr Niall Collins

The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board has today released the preliminary Angling Tagging report for the 2001 season. This report, which disappointingly is only based on a 47% return of logbooks, is very informative and detailed.

The main highlights of the report are that the Shannon Board sold a total of 2,154 salmon rod licences, of these only 47% have so far returned logbooks, a total number of 1,526 Salmon/Sea Trout were recorded in logbooks returned. Tourism anglers are not frequenting the Shannon region in great numbers as the report shows that only 122 foreign anglers purchased licences in the Shannon region.

Niall Collins, Assistant CEO stated – “This preliminary report is based on the logbooks returned to date, we are now calling on anglers who have not yet returned their logbook to please do so. The compilation of this report shows the merits of the logbook system in providing the facts and figures which we never had before.”

“Should anybody wish to obtain a copy of this report they can do so by calling or writing to the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board, Ashbourne Business Park, Dock Road, Limerick, Tel; 061 300238 or email your request to ncollins@shrfb.com” – concluded Mr. Collins.

ENDS

Mr Michael Callaghan re-elected as Chairperson of Shannon Regional Fisheries Board for 2002

Date: January 9th, 2002

Contact: Eamon Cusack - Chief Executive Officer

Tel: 061 455171 or 087 2425017

Mr Michael Callaghan has today been re-elected as Chairperson of the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board. Mr Callaghan from Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan was first elected as Chairperson in June 2000.

Mr Callaghan is an elected member of the Board representing the 'Trout' category and has served on the Board as a member for the past ten years. Mr Callaghan is very active in angling in the Lough Sheelin area and is chairperson of NARA (National Angling Representative Association)

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The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board today gave cautious Welcome to the recent findings in EPA report released on Thursday 24th January 2002, where on an overall basis the EPA state that a 3% improvement registered in unpolluted waters in Ireland.

Eamon Cusack, Chief Executive Officer stated. "We would stress that this news should be viewed against the backdrop of declining water quality in Ireland over the last thirty years, and that the real test as to whether or not we have turned the corner on declining water quality is to now show a consistent improvement going into the future"

The Board is consistent in its views that all sections of our communities must sustain their efforts required to bring water pollution under control, this is borne out in the EPA report which states that "30% of Irish river channel is still polluted and that phosphorous enrichment is the main cause of this pollution"

The Board has noted its very own and one of Ireland's prized Brown Trout Fisheries, namely Lough Sheelin in Co Cavan comes for special mention in the EPA report, as a lake suffering from "long-term chronic pollution, which is affected primarily by agricultural pollution". The Board has for many years been advocating its concerns in relation to Lough Sheelin against the backdrop of farming practices in the Sheelin Catchment.

"Local Authorities, Industry and Agriculture hold the key to phosphorous based pollution reduction in our once pristine Irish waterways and it is here we must concentrate our efforts through educational awareness, co-operation, legislative enforcement and compliance and a sense of national pride and determination to restore water quality", concluded Mr Eamon Cusack

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