Central and Regional Fisheries Boards
Wild Salmon Carcass Tagging and Logbook Scheme
Information for Salmon Rod Licence Distributors
Introduction
The Department of the Marine and Natural Resources for the Republic of Ireland has introduced a Carcass Tagging and Logbook Scheme for commercial and recreational salmon catches. This scheme is to be administered by the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards.
This leaflet provides information on the tagging scheme for the General Public and for persons engaged in catering.
From January 1st 2001 all salmon fishing licence holders (Anglers and Commercial) must affix a gill tag to:
- all salmon
- sea trout over 40 cm
they catch and retain. These tags will identify salmon and sea trout (over 40 cm), which have been caught legally, and will therefore allow for an enumeration of the catch.
Each Rod Licence Distributor will be given a supply of gill tags and angler's logbooks with business reply envelopes. They will also be provided with a Gill Tag Issues Register in the form of a duplicate book to record the rod licence number/logbook number and the codes and numbers of gill tags issued. These items must be stored in a secure place.
Issuing Tags And Logbooks
The rod livence distributor must record details of the tag numbers issued to each licence holder of the tag numbers issued to each licence holder in the GILL TAG ISSUES REGISTER and also on the relevant page in the Licence holder's Logbook
On payment of the rod licence fee, the rod licence distributor shall issue the angler with:
The relevant rod licence
A logbook or a one day angling return form
5 gill tags for an annual or 21 day licence or 3 gill tags for a one day licence
A plastic wallet for the Logbook
When issuing a Logbook the angler's rod licence number should be entered into the Logbook and a Business Reply envelope should be given to the angler for return of their logbook to the relevant Regional Fisheries Board.
Additional tags shall be issued on presentation of the logbook information showing that the licence holder has used the gill tags issued to him or her.
Lost and accidentally destroyed tags may be replaced upon presentation of a signed declaration completed by the angler and signed by an Authorised Officer of a Regional Fisheries Board.
The duplicate pages in the gill tags issues register will be removed by fisheries Board Staff and the register may be inspected form time to time.
Gill tags
The tag to be issued to anglers is a blue plastic self-locking device. Each tag is embossed with a code indentifying the region of issue and tag number.
Gill tags are sequentially numbered and should be issued in sequence wherever possible.
The Logbook
Lost and accidentally destroyed tags may be replaced upon presentation of a signed declaration completed by the angler and signed by an Authorised Officer of a Regional Fisheries Board.
Supply of tags and Logbooks
Gill tags and logbooks will be supplied to each rod licence distributor by the relevant Regional Fisheries Board. Additional supplies of tags and logbooks will be provide on request. Any unused tags or logbooks must be retained by the distributor for collection at the end of the season by the Regional Fisheries Board.