Inland Fisheries Ireland hosts public consultation on Annacotty Fish Passage Project

INLAND Fisheries Ireland is to host a public consultation on the Annacotty Fish Passage Project.

An information session takes place at Kilmurry Lodge Hotel, Castletroy, on Wednesday, January 29, 2:30pm-7:30pm

IFI’s Annacotty Fish Passage project team is seeking feedback to help inform the most appropriate solution for improving fish passage at the river.

Hazel King, head of the Barrier Mitigation Division at IFI said: “Annacotty Weir presents a significant obstacle to the free movement of fish within the River Mulkear catchment, which is a Special Area of Conservation in the lower River Shannon. 

“We invite all interested stakeholders to engage with the project team, who will outline the various options under consideration to address and mitigate this barrier. 

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“Feedback and input at this stage of the process are invaluable and greatly appreciated."

Information about the potential options to improve the passage of fish through the weir will be presented at the event.

More information is available at fisheriesireland.ie/annacotty.  

Submissions and feedback on the fish passage project are invited by February 12 via the IFI website, by email to annacotty@ fisheriesireland.ie, or by post to Inland Fisheries Ireland, Teach Breac, Earl's Island, Galway, H91 E2A2.