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Loughs Agency look forward to supporting the 2022 Foyle Maritime Festival
Loughs Agency has been a supporter of the Foyle Maritime Festival for many years. The Agency welcomes the news that Derry City & Strabane District Council’s Business and Culture Committee have endorsed the proposal to host the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in 2022. Sharon McMahon, CEO of Loughs Agency said: “As an organisation […]
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Pollution incident on the Aghlisk River, Co Tyrone
Loughs Agency is currently attending the scene of an extensive pollution incident on the Aghlisk River, a tributary of the Owenreagh in county Tyrone. Loughs Agency Fishery Officers were alerted to the incident via a report received at 18.30 on Sunday 2nd May 2021. Investigations are ongoing on a 5 kilometre stretch of […]
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Loughs Agency announces deployment of Europe’s largest fish counter
Marine experts sounding out salmon, basking sharks, skate, dolphins, whales and seals A unique marine research project led by Loughs Agency is underway to study the seas around Ireland and Western Scotland with the deployment of ‘Europe’s largest fish counter’. The SeaMonitor project – which is supported by eight leading marine research institutions located in […]
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Loughs Agency angling permits now available online
Loughs Agency angling permits now available online Loughs Agency has announced that angling permits for its waters on the River Finn and River Foyle, including the Greenbrae’s, are now available to purchase online. Online permits will make angling in these rivers even more accessible, particularly during the current COVID-19 government restrictions when many tackle shops […]
Read moreLoughs Agency invests £80,000 in River Roe enhancement projects
Loughs Agency has invested over £80,000 in habitat enhancement projects in the River Roe catchment area during the past two years. More than 20 sites within the Roe catchment were prioritised by the Agency as a result of an assessment process conducted with habitat surveys and local angling club engagement. Investment since 2019 included installing 6,500m […]
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Cormorants in Foyle and Carlingford
Loughs Agency, like its stakeholders, is concerned about the populations and interactions between cormorant populations and populations of Atlantic salmon, and in particular, the impact of cormorant predation on juvenile salmon during the annual smolt migration. Cormorants are one of many predators on juvenile salmon populations. However, one of the fundamental differences between cormorants and […]
Read moreDrumragh River Catchment Habitat Enhancement Works
Loughs Agency’s Habitat Improvement Strategy sets out its commitment to fisheries habitat enhancement. It outlines works associated with conserving, protecting, and improving the abundance and distribution of wild salmon and trout in Foyle and Carlingford’s freshwater catchments. Within the Drumragh catchment, Loughs Agency invested £12,000 during 2020 in several tailored habitat enhancement projects. The Drumragh […]
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Loughs Agency asks anglers to play their part in conserving and protecting salmon and trout
Whilst some anglers enjoyed success on the rivers within Foyle and Carlingford in 2020, Loughs Agency continues to take a precautionary approach in line with national and international trends. The State of the Salmon Report published by the international lead on salmon management, the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO), highlights the worrying and continuous […]
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Angling in Foyle and Carlingford
In the Foyle and Carlingford catchments, preparations are underway for the start of the salmon, sea trout and wild brown trout angling season with the Rivers Finn and Foyle opening on 1st March. However, game, coarse and sea angling is already available in both catchments. For still water game anglers, Binevenagh Lake opened on 1st […]
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Loughs Agency renews appeal for anglers to ‘catch and release’
Loughs Agency has today launched a new campaign appealing for anglers to embrace the practice of ‘catch and release’ to help sustain fish stocks in the Foyle and Carlingford areas. The Agency welcomes the growing trend of ‘catch and release’ angling as a way of continuing to fish whilst limiting the impact on local stocks […]
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Meenbog Incident Update 03/12/20
The Cross Border Multi-Agency Working Group established following the serious pollution event on the Mourne Beg River triggered by a peat slide continues to meet on an ongoing basis. Following the incident the developer of the a wind farm in Meenbog from where the peat slide originated has been carrying out significant works under their […]
Read moreAnglers urged to make catch returns for 2020 season to support scientific research
Anglers are reminded to log and submit their angling effort, catches and fish releases for the 2020 angling season in Foyle and Carlingford. When an angler buys a rod licence to fish for salmon and sea trout in Foyle and Carlingford, they are legally obliged to inform Loughs Agency of the number of fish caught […]
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