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The challenges of calculating a sustainable Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) management conservation targets in balance with  juvenile habitat in small salmon rivers. Brendan Kerr 2020  Abstract A habitat analysis of five small rivers was conducted in two small river systems, … Continue reading →

Sustainability course   Cultural Exchange Belfast 2007   What do you think would improve the lives of people in Northern Ireland, in relation to the environment?     Things to think about Rich countries in that they dominate economies. Infrastructure … Continue reading →

Two Reports for a Sustainable Future; Steering a New Course and Sea Change. Destructive decommissioning or sustainable mothballing Please find my interpretation of these two reports. Understanding the implications was certainly not bedtime reading and required full concentration, to understand … Continue reading →

Can Ireland’s Nets Men and Anglers work together to achieve greater abundance for Atlantic salmon in Ireland ? I was interested to read the points made by Mr Patrick Keys of Moville in his open letter to Minister Dempsey in … Continue reading →

Summary response to Consultation re Hydro scheme approval, NIEA July 2011. Brendan Kerr, Natural Living Assets.   This consultation is welcomed providing an opportunity to produce a sustainable solution to achieving renewable energy targets whilst at the same time incorporating a … Continue reading →

Two Reports, the Marine Institute’s “Sea Change” and Cawley’s “Steering a New Course” as a Context for a sustainable future. The context for the Cawley report is that Fish Stocks are declining and increasingly the fishing industry is under threat … Continue reading →

Can Nets men and Anglers can work together to ensure greater Abundance of Wild Atlantic salmon in Ireland? A good starting point would be to recognise the interdependence of mountain stream, surrounding habitat, rivers, estuaries and oceans. There are many … Continue reading →

Is Freedom to Fish as a Hunter Gatherers Compatible with a Sustainable Future?  As an angler I have sympathy for the way Nets Men have been told they cannot fish for salmon in 2007 and beyond and the sense of … Continue reading →

Inspired hope for future value. There were many positive news stories published in Fishing News 2nd March 2007. Does this indicate a turning point for the fishing industry and are the lessons of 20 years or so, leading to a … Continue reading →