About the Northern Regional Fisheries Board
The NRFB is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Marine and Natural Resources and was established under the Fisheries Act 1980.
Notice:
13/11/09: Consultation process - Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations for the 2010 Season.
Press Release:
17/04/09: Northern Regional Finals of ‘Something Fishy’ Competition
27/04/09: Killybegs School wins the Northern Regional Final of ‘Something Fishy’
Mission Statement
"To conserve the inland fisheries and sea angling resources of the Region in its own right and to manage, restore, enhance and promote it in a sustainable manner for the benefit of our local communities and the national good."
Background
The Northern Regional Fisheries Board is the competent fisheries authority for the inland fisheries and sea angling resource of Donegal and much of the Erne Catchment. Included in its area are the Duff and Melvin Catchments in Leitrim and the Shannon Erne Waterway from Ballyconnell northwards. The Board’s Coastal boundaries stretch from Mullaghmore Head to Malin Head.
The Board was established under the Fisheries Act 1980 and was given additional responsibilities under the Fisheries Act 1999. The Board operates under the auspices of the Department of the Marine & Natural Resources which has overall policy responsibility for the conservation, management, regulation and development of the Inland Fisheries resource. The Board has responsibility for policy advice, co-ordination and implementation. The Board of 22 members is informed and has its decisions implemented by the Chief Executive Officer.
Principal Functions
- protect the fisheries in the Region and generally enforce the relevant Fisheries Acts;
- prepare development plans for the fisheries under the Board’s management; manage, protect, conserve, develop and improve the fisheries, hatcheries and fish farms under the care and management of the Board in accordance with the relevant Fisheries Acts, the development plans and Ministerial direction;
- promote and encourage the management, conservation, protection, development and improvement of fisheries which are not under the control of the Board;
- market, promote, develop and encourage the provision of facilities for game, coarse and sea angling;
- promote, co-ordinate and encourage the voluntary development of inland fisheries catchment management plans;
- co-operate and co-ordinate with the Central Fisheries Board and/or Regional Fisheries Boards to ensure the effective and efficient deployment of resources, performance of functions, drawing up of estimates and provision of services within and between the fishery regions;
- have regard to the need for sustainable development of the inland fisheries resource.
Board members of the Northern Regional Fisheries Board
The members of the Board of the Northern Regional Fisheries Board are as follows:
- Mr John McLaughlin, Ministerial Nominee (Regional Tourism), Chairperson
- Mr Eddie Carr, Salmon Rod
- Mr Christopher Shaw, Salmon Rod
- Mr Roger Curran, Salmon Drift
- Mr Denis Friel, Salmon Drift
- Mr Stephen McGonagle, Salmon Drift
- Ms Mary O'Donnell, Salmon Draft/Loop
- Mr Kieran Lynch, Eel
- Mr Shane Gallagher, Rated Occupier
- Mr Frankie Byrne, Trout
- Mr Brendan Coulter, Coarse
- Mr Terence Sheridan, Coarse
- Mr Patrick M Foley, Life Member IFT
- Mr Patrick Sweeney, Ministerial Nominee (Aquaculture )
- Mr Matt Caulfield, Ministerial Nominee (Agriculture)
- Ms Maeve Quinn, Ministerial Nominee (Environment)
- Ms Caroline Connolly, Ministerial Nominee (National Heritage)
- Ms Joan Kelly, Ministerial Nominee (Staff Representative)
- Mr Bill McGarvey, Sea Angler
- Mr Jerry Lundy, Ministerial Nominee
- Mr Gerry McNulty, Rod
- Mr John McIntrye, Draft Net
All Board members have agreed to comply with the following Code of Business Conduct for NRFB Board Members.
The NRFB has adopted the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Agencies.