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Inland Fisheries Ireland
IFI welcomes conviction against Uisce Éireann for sewage pollution of Cavan river
Fine, costs and expenses totalling €7,658 imposed on utility
Excessive numbers of credit cards, vehicles at fisheries protection body, watchdog finds
Report details EV chargers at staff homes, uninsured vehicles and €278,000 Revenue settlement
French group caught harvesting hundreds of oysters on Kerry beach
Inland Fisheries Ireland preparing a prosecution file after intervening in Kenmare operation
‘Some big polluter is breathing sigh of relief’: Questions remain over Blackwater fish kill
Inconclusive report must not be last word on devastating incident, say environmentalists
Cause of fish kill on Blackwater river in Cork ‘has not been identified’ – report
Multiple agencies involved in investigation into incident could not say what caused up to 42,000 fish kill in August
‘We took out 450 fish in an hour’: Blackwater pollution highlights decade of poor environmental compliance
Finger of blame for failures pointed at EPA, which licenses dischargers including North Cork Creameries and Munster Joinery
Investigation into Cork fish kill fails to find definitive cause
Lack of clarity following extensive inquiry is described as ‘deeply regrettable’ by Minister
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Minister cautions against speculation on cause of Blackwater fish kill
Timmy Dooley urges people to wait until agencies have gathered data necessary to identify cause of pollution
Blackwater fish kill: EPA finds creamery co-op wastewater exceeded permitted discharge limits
Separate investigation launched after white discharge spotted in water on north bank of Blackwater
Angling groups call for new authority to protect water quality following spate of fish kills
Groups accuse official bodies of ignoring pollution in Irish waterways and accepting fish kills as the norm
Blackwater mass fish kill confirmed as due to pollution incident
Marine Institute experts are not yet able to identify chemical involved in Co Cork incident or where it came from
Blackwater: Elevated levels of ammonia not cause of mass fish kill, EPA says
Environmental agency says discharge from North Cork Creameries could not have caused fish kill
Cork creamery effluent discharge ruled out as cause of major fish kill in river
North Cork Creameries discharge not related to deaths of thousands of fish in Blackwater river, says EPA
Fish stocks could take 10 years to recover on Blackwater as anglers estimate more than 40,000 killed
Incident ‘seriously damaging’ to one of Europe’s foremost salmon and trout fisheries, anglers say
Anglers fear complete wipeout of brown trout on Blackwater after thousands of fish are found dead
Low water levels, rising temperatures and low oxygen levels cited as potential stressors
Wild salmon are on the brink of disappearing from Irish waters
Only ‘urgent and transformative’ action can save them
Ireland weather: Met Éireann issues thunderstorm warning for 19 counties on Tuesday
Forecaster says cooler and wetter weather on the way, with major salmon fisheries having had to close due to rise in water temperatures
Angling suspended at three of Ireland’s top fisheries due to high water temperatures
Moy and Erriff waterways in Co Mayo to remain closed until fish become less stressed
Shellfish dredging wiping out key carbon-catching seagrass meadows, Coastwatch warns
Environmental group calls for increase in shellfish diving and ban on ‘licensed damage’ after destruction in Co Mayo
Saving Irish salmon needs more than a clever new technology from Norway
Ella McSweeney: A recent incident in Killary Harbour provides further evidence that the salmon farming system carries too much risk
Escaped salmon a major threat to future wild fish due to genetic contamination, investigation finds
With 20% of male escapees sexually mature and capable of breeding with wild Atlantic salmon, threat to wild stocks ‘is particularly concerning’
Uisce Éireann fined €1,500 over discharge of treated effluent in Co Cork
Fisheries officer tells court stretch of Owenbaun stream carpeted with fungal material, which suffocated invertebrate life
Uisce Éireann fined €3,500 for incident that killed tens of thousands of fish in Co Cork
Water utility admits it let polyaluminum chloride enter Allow river at Freemount near Kanturk last June leading to fishkill
Investigation into death of nearly 1,100 Sligo wild salmon finds no specific cause
Inland Fisheries Ireland could identify no more than ‘potential’ contributory factors for fish kill, says spokesman
Where does your salmon come from? Fish farm escape highlights questions for consumers
The differences between ‘farmed’, ‘organically farmed’ and ‘wild’ salmon may be unclear to shoppers while imports from Scotland, Norway and the Faroe Islands can be labelled as Irish
Farmed salmon enter largest wild fishery in west of Ireland after Killary Harbour escape
Escapees ‘pose a significant risk to wild Atlantic salmon populations’ returning to spawn, says fisheries agency
Agriculture most significant cause of fish kills over five decades, study finds
Inland Fisheries Ireland scrutinised 2,000-plus fish kills in Irish rivers and lakes from 1969 to 2022
Escaped salmon spread to more rivers in the west of Ireland
One prominent anglers’ representative said the incident highlighted an ongoing issue of lack of effective regulation in the salmon farming sector.
Salmon that escaped from fish farm have been found in three of Ireland’s most important angling rivers
Escapees from Killary Harbour fish farm ‘pose significant risk to wild Atlantic salmon populations’, says Inland Fisheries Ireland
Attempts being made to recover large numbers of farmed salmon after escape from cage in Killary Harbour
Mannin Bay Salmon Company confirms its ‘divers discovered a tear on one of our nets’
Wild Atlantic salmon deaths in Sligo river trigger investigation
Dead fish found near Ballisodare, south of Sligo town
Wild salmon are an Irish icon. Now they’re almost gone
The inability to protect a species that has such cultural power looks both cavalier and foolish
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