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?