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Keep up to date with the latest Loughs Agency news, announcements, and upcoming events.
3,000 Plastic Tree Guards Removed from Roe Valley
During the Spring of 2012, 2013, and 2014, Loughs Agency, in partnership with Woodland Trust and with the agreement of local landowners, planted 10,000 mixed species native trees along both banks of the River Roe in the upper Glenshane area. This section of the river holds good populations of salmon and trout and a varied […]
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Rivers in Omagh area reinforced following Loughs Agency works
Loughs Agency has completed river enhancement works on several rivers in the Omagh area in partnership with local landowners, Omagh Anglers Association, and the Strule Tributaries and Rivers Trust. Loughs Agency CEO, Sharon McMahon said: “Since the major flood event in 2017, the Agency has worked extensively to reduce silt in rivers, predominantly through working […]
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Elatagh Redds Success
The CatchmentCare project is nearing completion with the Elatagh instream habitat improvement works along a 3.4km stretch on the Elatagh River, Co. Donegal, and the benefits are already evident. Sharon McMahon, Loughs Agency CEO said: “Loughs Agency is committed to working with partners, stakeholders and landowners in the Finn catchment to achieve the goals of […]
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Passive Samplers Deployed on the Finn
Loughs Agency’s CatchmentCARE Team has been busy throughout the summer delivering and deploying passive samplers across the Finn catchment. The passive sampler survey aims to detect the presence of herbicides and pesticides such as MCPA, Diazinon, Cypermethrin and Acetamiprid in the target areas. The samplers have been placed strategically at five key locations: a control […]
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Science Week 2021: Q&A with Loughs Agency’s Head of Science, Sarah McLean
Much of the work carried out by Loughs Agency revolves around science, and its importance in informing the management of the environment within the Agency’s catchments. To mark Science Week 2021, we caught up with our Head of Science Sarah McLean for a Q&A session on a variety of scientific topics. How did you first […]
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Game Angling Season Closes in Foyle and Carlingford
Loughs Agency reminds anglers of the annual close season, which prohibits fishing over the winter months to help protect salmon and sea trout from disturbance when spawning. The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Close Seasons for Angling) Regulations prohibit fishing for salmon and sea trout over the winter, with fishing due to resume in early […]
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Loughs Agency announces first female Board Chair
Loughs Agency has welcomed the announcement of its new Board Chairperson, Heather Mackey, who is also the first female appointee in the role. The appointment was officially announced at a recent meeting of the North South Ministerial Council (NSMC). Loughs Agency’s Board is responsible for ensuring that the Agency’s statutory functions and strategic plans are […]
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Canadian Field Team Helps Put SeaMonitor Project Ahead of Schedule
Field personnel from the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) based at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, are currently in the North West working with the team servicing critical animal tracking infrastructure in support of the EU INTERREG VA-funded SeaMonitor project. Led by the Loughs Agency and supported by eight leading marine research institutions, SeaMonitor is […]
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Owenkillew riverbank erosion stabilised by Loughs Agency
A section of riverbank on the Owenkillew River which was eroded by flash flooding in Co Tyrone, has been stabilised as part of a wider habitat enhancement project being progressed by Loughs Agency. Flood waters had stripped the 160m riverbank area of vegetation, and trees became unstable resulting in subsidence and suspended solids entering the […]
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Barra learns knowledge of salmon from the best
Presenter Barra Best has been learning about the iconic Atlantic Salmon from school pupils at the recent ‘Salmon Ambassador’ conference hosted by Loughs Agency. The conference was the culmination of a five-month primary school education programme that encouraged pupils to learn about their local river system. The programme included a range of activities and topics […]
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Advice to anglers on reporting unusual catches
If you suspect you have caught an escaped farmed Atlantic salmon, escaped farmed Rainbow trout, escaped farmed Brown trout, non-native Pink salmon or a fish displaying external or internal signs of disease please implement the advice below: Please report any suspected catches of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon, Rainbow trout or Brown trout, non-native Pink salmon […]
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Meenbog Peat Slide Multi-Agency Update May 2021
The multi-agency cross border group established in response to the peat slide in Meenbog continues to meet on an ongoing basis and the organisations involved are coordinating the various enforcement actions that are underway. Construction works on the windfarm site where the peat slide originated remain suspended, with the exception of the maintenance of measures […]
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