🏷️ The first 2⃣Atlantic #bluefin tuna of 2024 have been tagged + released. 🐟 1st one measures 1.68 metres – at #Donegal Bay. ➡️ Through the #Tuna CHART initiative, Inland Fisheries Ireland is learning more about these giants – which can grow to 600 kg. More: tinyurl.com/36evbymr

🔦 Reports of suspicious behaviour led Inland Fisheries Ireland to discover an individual with 36 dead coarse fish near the River Shannon in Co #Leitrim 📞 Pls report illegal fishing activities to our confidential number: 0818 34 74 24

🐟 Undersized bass + 10 fishing rods seized by Inland Fisheries Ireland in Co #Wexford. ⚖️ Files are being prepared for a court appearance.

🎉 The eGovernment Awards Awards finalists have been announced – and we are so excited because Annertech projects are on the list 9 times! Congratulations to Tipperary County Council (x2), QQI (x2), Inland Fisheries Ireland (x2), CarlowCountyCouncil and National Library of Ireland (x2). 🤞 annertech.com/blog/annertech…

🐟 2 #salmon, and 2 illegal nets (total 42m), seized by IFI officers, following a covert operation in the south east. 📌 River Nore, Co #Kilkenny 📁 Files being prepared for court.

🔓 Ballysadare River catchment in #Sligo now open again for angling - on a catch-and-release only basis. Latest from IFI: tinyurl.com/yz6fdnkn

📷 Fish farm salmon escapee in west of #Ireland, below. IFI teams are monitoring, trapping, and sampling farmed fish encountered in rivers, and liaising with fishery owners/anglers. ⚖️ All angling regulations remain in force, as normal. Latest: tinyurl.com/ym6tf8r5

🟢 River biodiversity on show for 40 visitors to Owenea Angling Centre for #HeritageWeek2024 on Saturday 🔎 IFI staff had🐟+macroinvertebrates from #Donegal's Owenea river for viewing🐜🦟🪳 Thanks Local Authority Waters Programme+@Naturenorthwest for helping share insight on richness of rivers

🦞 White-clawed crayfish found by IFI research staff in the Dodder River, #Dublin. A rare and threatened freshwater species in Europe - not often found in urban rivers. 🇮🇪 Where these #crayfish tend to live in Ireland: tinyurl.com/ytz4ybje

2⃣ salmon nets seized in #Kerry - 24m + 21m long. ✋ Individuals were intercepted, prosecution files are being prepared...

Teagasc Great turnout at the Farmland Biodiversity Event Birr Castle Demesne today #biodiversity

📗 .Inland Fisheries Ireland publishes major new report covering fish kills from 1969-2022 🔢 Main causes below Read more: tinyurl.com/325pudjx 👀

⚫️ Inland Fisheries Ireland has published a major new report covering fish kills from 1969-2022 🧮 County by county numbers below Read more: tinyurl.com/325pudjx 👀

Our poor beleaguered waterways. This is a sobering piece of work by Inland Fisheries Ireland irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4146…

New IFI report: Fish populations took 3+ years to recover from pollution incidents. Read more here: tinyurl.com/325pudjx 👀

⚫️ IFI officers seized 10x sea trout and a net in Wexford. 🐟 This illegal activity puts pressure on vulnerable sea #trout populations. 📍 River Owenduff, Co #Wexford.

🔦 IFI's night patrol seized this punt + #salmon net from River Nore, Co #Kilkenny. 🌙 IFI's confidential phone line operates 24/7. Pls report illegal fishing to 0818 34 74 24.

Three brown trout seized in Galway. 👉 Daily bag limit is 2⃣ trout at Clare, Abbert, Dalgan, Grange & Sinking rivers in Co #Galway. ⚖️ €150 fine issued & rod seized. See: tinyurl.com/2ukwrrwb

🎉 The Inland Fisheries Ireland website has been shortlisted for an eGovernment Awards award (Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology). With 15 user-friendly, accessible forms it’s a masterclass in cutting down on paperwork. 😎 #Awardwinning #Websites #Drupal annertech.com/case-studies/b…

🔓 NOW open 🔓 Applications for IFI’s new €250k scheme enabling those who are disabled or disadvantaged to enjoy angling & related activities across #Ireland. ⌚️ Deadline for our Go Fishing Fund 2024 is Nov 7. 🧐 See: tinyurl.com/4z9hxe86 for more details