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Mark.H.V.CorpsIFI Angling Advisor
Marine & Countryside Guiding
FETAC Level 6
IFI Vision
‘To provide an accessible & sustainable, world class, inland fisheries
resource for all’
Mission ‘To ensure the valuable natural resources of Inland Fisheries & Sea Angling are conserved, managed,
developed & promoted in their own right to generate a positive return for the community & the environment’
IFI • Formed 1st July, 2010
• Amalgamation of CFB & 7 RFB’s into single agency
• Ireland has 70,000 km of rivers & streams 144,000 hectares of loughs
• Also responsible for Irish sea angling
Threats to the returning salmon
Fisheries Protection• IFI charged with ensuring the protection
& conservation of fisheries resource, both fish & habitats
• Responsibility covers inland waterways & out to the 12 m limit off the coast
• Species include all freshwater fish, bass & certain molluscs
• As well as enforcing the Fisheries Acts, IFI is empowered to enforce the Water Pollution Acts 1977 & 1990
Protecting Fish Stocks• Primary role is the protection &
conservation of inland fisheries
• IFI enforces a range of fisheries laws including various provisions of the Fisheries Acts, Bye-Laws, Statutory Instruments, Orders etc
• Focus is the protection salmon stocks
• IFI staff also enforce various conservation measures for brown trout, sea trout, pike, coarse fish & bass
• Responsible for protection of oyster fisheries
IFI patrol extensively• Coastal (to the 12 m limit)
• Patrolled by large patrol vessels & RIB’s crewed by Fishery Officers
• Assistance provided by the Naval Service & aerial patrols carried out by the Aer Corps with Fishery Officers
• Inland waters
• Are patrolled on foot, boat (Kayak & even jet ski) & vehicle
• Patrols are carried out 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, all year
• Officers (under Fisheries Acts) are empowered to seize fish, equipment, boats, vehicles, issue on-the-spot fines & prosecute offenders through the courts
Environmental Protection
• Protection of aquatic environment is important. Clean water fundamental for healthy fish stocks
• Protecting water quality is preventive. Emphasis ensuring any planned developments
do not negatively impact on water quality
• Proposed forestry developments are examined with a view to protecting water quality & recommendations made as appropriate
• In addition to monitoring of housing developments, planned infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, sewerage schemes, industries etc
• Projects are monitored during construction
• In addition to monitoring of housing developments, planned infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, sewerage schemes, industries etc
• Projects are monitored during construction
• Forestry developments are examined whilst protecting water quality
• IFI deals with a range of reports in relation to pollution incidents. Incidents are investigated & follow-up action taken as appropriate
• To minimise threats of agricultural pollution, farm inspections are carried out in various areas yearly, identified problems highlighted
• IFI has ongoing water quality monitoring programmes in a number of areas weekly
• Programmes provide information in relation to the main sources of nutrients entering water courses
To report pollution or poaching 24 hrs a day
phone 1890 34 74 24
Questions?