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Keep up to date with the latest Loughs Agency news, announcements, and upcoming events.
Riverwatch will be closed on Monday 19th March 2018
Please note that Riverwatch will be closed to the public on Monday 19th March 2018 and will re-open on Tuesday 20th March.
Read moreFree Science Open Day at Loughs Agency – Friday 16th Feb 2018 10 – 4pm
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 Foyle and Carlingford catchments. The […]
Read moreLoughs Agency – Promoting Angling in Foyle and Carlingford
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 Larry Swire and Martin Williamson […]
Read moreScreening of Lost At Sea
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 conservation efforts worldwide, populations continue […]
Read moreSuspension of netting and restriction to angling
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 the entirety of the River […]
Read moreSUSPENSION OF OYSTER FISHING IN THE FOYLE AREA
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 protection of native oysters (Ostrea […]
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