Permit and licence sales are no longer for sale online, and approved distributors are recommended not to sell IFI licences or permits. At present, there are no specific restrictions placed on recreational angling under the guidelines. The call comes on the back of data for 2019 which indicate that 20 fish kills were recorded compared to 40 in 2018. To prevent waters from pollution when land-spreading, IFI is advising farmers to refer to good agricultural practice regulations guidance (www.agriculture.gov.ie). Such effluent is a highly-toxic substance, starving fish and aquatic life of oxygen, resulting in severe fish kills if it enters a watercourse.”A confidential hotline number is available to the public to report incidents of water pollution, fish kills and illegal fishing: 1890 34 74 24 or 1890 FISH 24.angling@irishtimes.comVirus-free.

Source: The Irish Times April 05, 2020 22:52 UTC