Erne Fisheries Stakeholder Event 17th April 2024

This event provided information on recent fisheries scientific stock assessments carried out and key management actions within the Erne Catchment, covering the following topics:

Seamus Connor, Chief Fisheries Officer, DAERA	Introduction
Dr Kevin Gallagher, Agri Food and Biosciences Institute NI	Status of fish stocks in Lower Lough Erne
Dr Richard Kennedy, Senior Scientific Officer, Agri Food and Biosciences Institute NI	Update on Atlantic salmon research on the Erne Catchment
Dr Michael Millane, Senior Research Officer, Inland Fisheries Ireland	Salmon stock status in Ireland and review of stocking in Erne
Tom Moran, ESB Conservation Manager & Dr Dennis Doherty, ESB Fisheries Biologist	Erne fisheries Connectivity Projects
Adele Boyd (AFBI) & Jonny McDowell (QUB)	Update on European Eel research on the Erne catchment
Dr Deirdre Quinn N&W River Basin Manager, Northern Ireland Environment Agency	Water Quality on the Erne

The presentations have been made available here.