After the devastating floods in August 2017, official figures have quoted an estimated 387,000 rainbow trout escaped from a fish farm in Newtownstewart into the River Strule. At that time, Loughs Agency carried out an initial assessment of the damage caused to the fishery habitat and raised concerns with the…
The Loughs Agency today announced it will receive £500,000 of funding from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to carry out remedial works during 2018 on four river catchments affected by the flooding in August 2017. The work will include redirecting watercourses back to the main river…
As part of the Northern Ireland Science Festival, Loughs Agency will be hosting a Science Open Day event at its headquarters in Prehen on Friday 16th February from 10am to 4pm. The event will showcase the scientific work undertaken at Loughs Agency across the freshwater and marine environments of the…
This weekend, Loughs Agency are proud to be exhibiting at the British Fly Fair International (BFFI) in Staffordshire, England. The famous annual show attracts thousands of anglers and with over 80 exhibitors is a fantastic opportunity to promote the angling opportunities in Foyle and Carlingford. We are delighted to have…
Lost at Sea takes the viewer on an epic journey through the oceanic kingdom of the Atlantic Salmon – king of fish – in an attempt to unravel the mystery of their life at sea. Populations of salmon are plummeting to critical levels, even going extinct in some southern rivers. Despite…
Loughs Agency have made a Declaration to advise anglers that all of the River Finn will operate on a catch and release basis during the 2018 season. The Declaration also suspends commercial netting on the River Foyle, Lough Foyle and seaward of Lough Foyle. We would like to remind anglers that…
DECLARATION THE FOYLE AREA (CONTROL OF OYSTER FISHING) REGULATIONS 2008 SUSPENSION OF OYSTER FISHING IN THE FOYLE AREA I, Sharon McMahon, Designated Officer of the Loughs Agency, Foyle Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, hereby certify that The Commission is satisfied that it is necessary and expedient for the conservation and…