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  Salmon Watch Ireland Annual Conference – Athlone 2026

  Dear Supporter, We are delighted to invite you to the Salmon Watch Ireland Annual Conference, taking place on Saturday, 14 November 2026 at the Sheraton Athlone Hotel. This year’s conference brings together scientists, fisheries professionals, environmental organisations and those working directly on our rivers to examine the challenges facing Ireland’s wild Atlantic salmon and the practical measures […]

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  Newsletter Number 46 – What Ireland’s Fish Counters are Telling Us

  Dear Supporter, Please find attached Newsletter 46, in which we take a detailed look at Inland Fisheries Ireland’s latest fish-counter data and what the results tell us about the changing fortunes of Ireland’s wild salmon and sea trout. The five-year comparison presents a mixed picture. There are encouraging signs on rivers such as the Feale, Eske and […]

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  Newsletter Number 45 -every fish counts

  Dear Supporter, Our latest Salmon Watch Ireland Newsletter is now available. In this edition, we update you on our appeal against the renewal of the Deenish Island salmon farm licence, remind anglers of mandatory catch and release from 1 September following a particularly difficult summer for salmon, provide an update on the Munster Blackwater genetic study, and […]

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  Newsletter Number 44 – Section 19 A4 to be repealed

  Our latest Salmon Watch Ireland newsletter marks an important development in a campaign we began six years ago. In 2020, Salmon Watch Ireland made a formal complaint to the European Commission concerning Ireland’s aquaculture licensing system and the continued operation of aquaculture facilities after their licences had expired under Section 19A. The Government has now published the Draft […]

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  Ireland’s Summer Heatwave – A wake-up call for wild Atlantic salmon

  This summer has provided a stark reminder of how quickly Ireland’s climate is changing. Prolonged periods of warm weather, low river flows and increasingly intense rainfall events (if they arrive) are no longer exceptional—they are becoming an increasingly familiar feature of our summers. In this edition of the Salmon Watch Ireland newsletter, we examine how […]

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