Salmonoids West Project

Exchange of knowledge and establishment of cooperation networks between R&D Institutions and the private sector to develop best practice strategies for the long term

Sustainability wild salmonoids and development in remote and peripheral areas.

Northern Periphery and Arctic ProgrammeProject Development Clinic

Reykjavik, Iceland12th -14th November 2013

Dr. Cathal GallagherInland Fisheries Ireland

Priority Access 4: Protecting, developing and promoting natural and cultural heritage

- Increase capacity to cope with major changes

Priority Access 3:- Increase innovation in public service provision- innovation and transfer of R&D

Potential Partners• Inland Fisheries Ireland (Lead)• Agri-food and Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland• Scottish Oceans Institute, Scotland• Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway• Institute of Marine Research, Norway• Nith District Salmon Fishery, Scotland • Ocean Tracking Network, Canada.

Priority and potential partners

WP 1

Project management, data management agreements, contracts, website, financial & reporting

WP 2 Desktop studies, needs analysis (planning), socio-economics & cultural,

knowledge transfer, information exchange, networking and stakeholder involvement (including anglers commercial buy in to the project). a) Best practice for developments (Agriculture, Forestry, small scale

hydro etc. )b) Best for restoration of catchments

WP 3

Coastal and Transitional case study. Modelling verification from Norway (text needs to be developed) work on sea trout habitat, food, stable isotope, life history, genetics, parasites (sea lice), hydrodynamic modelling. Verification and application of work carried out in other areas. Stakeholder engagement

WP 4 Salmonid Migration Routes. Stock discrimination, Tagging & tracking, Sea

trout genetics, Salmonid migration routes, critical feeding areas, salinity, monitoring systems, arrays. Stakeholder engagement

WP5

a)Sustainable Toolbox development & dissemination (products and services to stakeholders) support innovation methodology of implementationBest practice (Organisations working with angling groups, citizen science, advisory groups (e.g. farming, aquaculture)Need monitoring systems in place b)Socio-economics and commercial value in sustainable development of the Salmonid industry.Stakeholder engagement high level critical influence in each country (needs assessment identification of key groups, networking, representatives for different development areas (reference/advisory group). Include details of costs and implications of measures (pro & cons), include cultural and recreational value.

WP6

Restoration of sea trout catchments. Stakeholder engagement (Freshwater Ecological work on sea trout habitat, food, life history, modelling. Historical data, growth and life histories.)

Project Overview

Toolbox for sustainable development- coastal & freshwater- stakeholder engagement- best practice- desktop- development of models- migration routes

Restoration of sea trout catchments

Sharing expertise, research and knowledge