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How might this affect fishing

ladybirdirl · 2010-01-18 17:45:24

Interesting article in today's indo http://www.independent.ie/national-news/farmers-call-for-single-body-to-manage-rivers-2018286.html If this were to come to pass, I wonder what it would do for fishing? My concern would be that it would make things a lot worse, I believe the fishery boards are in fact quite decent at what…

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18-01-2010 6:45pm

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ladybirdirl

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Interesting article in today's indo

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/farmers-call-for-single-body-to-manage-rivers-2018286.html

If this were to come to pass, I wonder what it would do for fishing?

My concern would be that it would make things a lot worse, I believe the fishery boards are in fact quite decent at what they do

Any other views

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#2 18-01-2010 9:17pm
wgsten

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Lets hope that they wont decimate the rivers like the OPW did in the last century that is dredging/draining them in the name of progress.

wgsten

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#3 19-01-2010 2:53pm
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there are previous posts here about the damage drainage schemes do you our rivers and loughs. its a renewed threat.

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