This week, Loughs Agency have been visiting local primary schools as part of the Salmon Ambassadors programme. The programme forms part of the legacy of the International Year of the Salmon. The Agency will be working with 6 local primary schools in the Foyle area and 2 in the…
Loughs Agency’s eLicence website will be offline on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th to facilitate an upgrade. During both days, anglers will not be able to purchase a licence online. After Tuesday, anglers will need to create a password to access their existing account. Anglers should click on ‘old login…
Loughs Agency will shortly release an upgrade to our elicensing website. The upgrade is essential to ensure the system meets GDPR requirements. However, other improvements have been made based on feedback from anglers. When the new site goes live, all anglers will need to create a password to access…
In the last few weeks, Loughs Agency has been working with groups of volunteers to clean up the banks of the River Foyle. The Foyle Ambassadors, a group of young environmentalists, completed a clean up on the upstream bank of the River Foyle near Strabane Canal with the help of…
Anglers are being encouraged by Loughs Agency to log and submit their fishing effort, catches and fish releases for the 2019 angling season in Foyle and Carlingford. Whenever anyone buys a rod licence to fish for salmon and sea trout in Foyle and Carlingford they are legally obliged to let…
A novel marine research project is using the latest technology to record and understand harbour seals’ behaviour. The Exploris Aquarium has teamed up with University College Cork as part of the EU funded, Loughs Agency led, SeaMonitor project to tag the female rehabilitated seals, affectionately known as Ariel and Merida,…
Loughs Agency are excited to announce the opening of a photography competition to celebrate the beautiful Foyle and Carlingford catchments and International Year of the Salmon. The competition has 2 categories, each with a great prize: – Adult – £150 of vouchers for an on-line camera shop –…
The Loughs Agency has organised two interesting seminars for later this month. The topics are around the theme of maritime heritage and there is an interesting blend of subjects. Participation is free of charge to participants, however tickets must be obtained through Eventbrite (see links below). The events will start…
Earlier this month, 19 young people graduated on the Loughs Agency’s ‘Carlingford Ambassador’ Programme. The programme was supported through funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Ireland, in partnership with Co-operation Ireland. The aim of the Carlingford Ambassadors programme is to discover the social, economic and…
Earlier this month, 70 young people graduated on the Loughs Agency’s ‘Foyle Ambassador’ Programme. The programme was supported through funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Ireland, in partnership with Cooperation Ireland. The aim of the Foyle Ambassadors programme is to discover the social, economic and…
Last month Loughs Agency, in partnership with the Foyle Association of Salmon and Trout Anglers (FASTA), held a Salmon Conference as part of the International Year of the Salmon events programme. The conference aimed to look at the issues affecting Atlantic Salmon in the freshwater and marine environment, with particular…
Loughs Agency have teamed up with the PSNI, An Garda Siochana along with partners from the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime Fin group as part of an operation to target poachers and moved Operation Silver Fin to Strabane. Sgt. James McLaughlin said, “PSNI are committed to tackling wildlife…
There have been reports of rod anglers catching Shad on the River Mourne. Twaite Shad Allis Shad Like Atlantic salmon and Sea Trout, Shad is anadromous (freshwater-sea migratory). Adults live in estuarine or coastal waters and come…
Loughs Agency are delighted to announce we are recruiting for the next Foyle Ambassador programme. This will be a 2 day a week programme beginning in the last week of July and running until Thursday 29th August. There will be 2 parallel groups: GROUP 1: Monday & Thursday GROUP 2:…
Last week Loughs Agency ran a 5 day Foyle Ambassador programme for 14-17 year olds. The programme is designed to connect young people with their local waterways, coastline and wildlife through recreation, volunteering and conservation opportunities. What a week our latest Foyle Ambassadors had! On Monday they began their week…
As part of the International Year of the Salmon, Loughs Agency hosted a celebration event at its Headquarters in Derry~Londonderry this week. There was lots to celebrate on Wednesday 10th April, including the 21st Anniversary of the historic signing of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, two decades of Loughs Agency and…
A unique marine research project, the first of its kind in Europe, studying the seas around Ireland, Western Scotland and Northern Ireland was launched this week in Derry~Londonderry. The SeaMonitor project is led by the Loughs Agency and supported by another eight leading marine research institutions using innovative marine species…
Loughs Agency are delighted to announce they are recruiting for the next Ambassador programmes which will run in Foyle and Carlingford areas. Links to Expression of Interest forms for each programme are below, please ensure that you complete the correct form. Loughs Agency’s Ambassadors Programmes are designed to…
Loughs Agency are excited to announce the opening of a photography competition to celebrate the beautiful Foyle and Carlingford catchments and International Year of the Salmon. The competition has 3 categories, each with a great prize: – Adult Professional – £250 of vouchers for an on-line camera shop –…
Following the Government’s advice in relation to COVID-19, Loughs Agency has put in place a number of measures to maximise our capacity to continue to deliver our
services as best we can.