Conference Proceedings – Salmon Watch Ireland, Athlone 11 October 2025
This special conference edition — “Protecting Wild Salmon: Science, Stewardship, and Accountability” — captures the key discussions and outcomes from our 2025 Athlone Conference. Inside you’ll find: Science and Survival: Dr. Elvira de Eyto on seven decades of data from Burrishoole, and Dr. Paddy Gargan confirming the clear link between sea lice and salmon mortality. Grassroots Action: Maura Brennan’s […]
Deenish Island – ALAB Determination – Letter to Minister Heydon DAFM
Dear Minister Heyden, On behalf of Salmon Watch Ireland, I write to express our profound concern at the recent determination of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board (ALAB). The decision, in our considered view, undermines the protection of Ireland’s wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout and fails to uphold the standards required under Irish and European […]
Newsletter – Number 21-Blackwater Report
Today we’re sharing Salmon Watch Ireland’s Blackwater Report (Sept 2025). It summarises the Inter-Agency investigation into the August fish mortalities on the Munster Blackwater and sets out what must happen next. While we appreciate the efforts of all agencies and stakeholders it is none the less alarming that no definitive cause was identified. Whether this was […]
Salmon – Are Mackerel an Issue
Introduction Since the mid-2000s, Northeast Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) have undergone a major northward and westward expansion, with large feeding migrations into Faroese, Icelandic, and Greenlandic waters. This shift has reshaped fisheries and sparked disputes among coastal states, but it may also have important ecosystem consequences — particularly for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), whose marine […]