DONEGAL’S angling community is being asked to report any sightings of Pacific pink salmon.
The call comes after the highest numbers of the invasive species were recorded in the Drowes fishery between 2017 and 2019.
Also known as ‘humpback’ salmon, pink salmon were very rare in Irish waters until 2017 and are believed to have originated from stocking programmes in Russia. Scientists at Inland Fisheries Ireland are concerned that if there are large numbers of the non-native species in Irish rivers, it could impact negatively on Ireland’s salmon and trout populations in the future.
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