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240.000 salmon returned to Irish shores last year

Sean Canney TD, Minister with responsibility for the inland fisheries sector is pictured with with Josie Mahon, Fisheries Inspector, Maurice Carolan, Assistant Fisheries Inspector, Frances Carolan, Fisheries Inspector and Ronan O’Brien Fisheries Inspector. Picture Andres Poveda

Canney launches new fisheries protection vessel to mark the launch of International Year of the Salmon in Ireland. It is estimated that 240.000 Atlantic salmon returned to Irish shores last year, according to Inland Fisheries Ireland. The enduring Atlantic salmon populations in Irish waters were being highlighted at the launch of the International Year of […]