# The Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010, Regulation 3: Restriction on angling to catch and release in the River Mourne, River Faughan, River Roe and River Finn and suspension of netting in the River Foyle, Lough Foyle and seaward of Lough Foyle where numbers of migrating salmon do not exceed the specified target

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Commission shall make a declaration in accordance with paragraph (2) if it is satisfied that—
(a) the number of salmon which have migrated upstream of the Sion Mills Fish Counter during each of any two of the previous five calendar years has not exceeded 8,000; or
(b) the number of salmon which have migrated upstream of the River Faughan Fish Counter during each of any two of the previous five calendar years has not exceeded 800; or
(c) the number of salmon which have migrated upstream of the River Roe Fish Counter during each of any two of the previous five calendar years has not exceeded 1,833; or
(d) the number of salmon which have migrated upstream of the River Finn Fish Counter during each of any two of the previous five calendar years has not exceeded 5,410.
(2) A declaration under paragraph (1) shall—
(a) in the case of sub-paragraph (a), suspend netting in the River Foyle, Lough Foyle and seaward of Lough Foyle and restrict angling in the River Mourne to angling on a catch and release basis only from the date and time specified in the declaration;
(b) in the case of sub-paragraph (b), suspend netting in Lough Foyle and seaward of Lough Foyle and restrict angling in the River Faughan to angling on a catch and release basis only from the date and time specified in the declaration;
(c) in the case of sub-paragraph (c), suspend netting in Lough Foyle and seaward of Lough Foyle and restrict angling in the River Roe to angling on a catch and release basis only from the date and time specified in the declaration;
(d) in the case of sub-paragraph (d), suspend netting in the River Foyle, Lough Foyle and seaward of Lough Foyle and restrict angling in the River Finn to angling on a catch and release basis only from the date and time specified in the declaration.
(3) The Commission shall make a declaration ending the suspension of netting and restriction on angling imposed by a declaration made under paragraph (1) if it is satisfied that, in relation to the River Mourne, the River Faughan, the River Roe or, as the case may be, the River Finn, the number of salmon which have migrated upstream of the fish counter on that river referred to in paragraph (1) during each of any four of the previous five calendar years has exceeded the number of salmon for that river specified in paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/199/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foyle-area-control-of-fishing-regulations-2010/regulation-3
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