Report on the coded wire tag returns for 2008

This report gives recapture details of microtagged salmon recovered during 2008 commercial fishing season including broodstock. The report includes 1 and 2 sea winter recoveries, that is those fish which were released and migrated in 2007 and 2006

Report on the coded wire tag returns for 2010

This report gives recapture details of microtagged salmon recovered during 2010 commercial fishing season including broodstock. The report includes 1 and 2 sea winter recoveries, that is those fish which were released and migrated in 2009 and 2008 respectively

Report on the coded wire tag returns for 2007

This report gives recapture details of microtagged salmon recovered during 2007 commercial fishing season including broodstock, in long format. The report includes 1 and 2 sea winter recoveries, that is those fish which were released and migrated in 2006 and 2005

Exploitation and Survival of River Shannon Reared Salmon

Following the construction of the River Shannon hydroelectric scheme the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) have maintained a juvenile salmon restocking programme. Tagging of smolts with coded wire tags (microtags) was initiated in 1980 to examine the migration and survival of these stocked fish. In 1991, an estimated 292,000 hatchery reared salmon smolts (micro tagged and adipose finclipped) migrated from the River Shannon, County Limerick. This allowed an assessment to be made of the contribution of these fish to the high seas fisheries at West Greenland and Faroes, and also to homewater net and rod fisheries. Over 12,000 grilse from this release programme were estimated to have been taken by commercial nets with 525 taken on rods and 3,147 surviving to spawn. The return rate of 2 sea winter fish was much lower with 150 taken by commercial nets, 93 taken by rods and 202 estimated to have spawned. The Greenland fishery took approximately 107 potential 2 sea winter fish which is a high proportion of the overall 2 sea winter stock. Tag returns from groups of smolts released by helicopter proved to be highest. Groups released above the dams and which had to navigate through these installations also showed comparatively good returns. Early presmolt and smolt releases (i.e. December and February) did not give as good return rate in comparison to the other release groups

Report on the coded wire tag returns for 2002

This report gives recapture details of microtagged salmon recovered during 2002 commercial fishing season in summary format. The report includes 2 sea winter recoveries, that is those fish which were released and migrated in 2000. The 1st sea winter results for these releases can be found in the 2001 report

Report on the coded wire tag returns for 2009

This report gives recapture details of microtagged salmon recovered during 2009 commercial fishing season including broodstock. The report includes 1 and 2 sea winter recoveries, that is those fish which were released and migrated in 2006 and 2007

Report on the coded wire tag returns for 2012

This report gives recapture details of microtagged salmon recovered during 2012 commercial fishing season including broodstock. The report includes 1 and 2 sea winter recoveries, that is those fish which were released and migrated in 2011 and 2010 respectivel

Report on the coded wire tag returns for 2014

This report gives recapture details of microtagged salmon recovered during 2014 commercial fishing season including broodstock. The report includes 1 and 2 sea winter recoveries, that is those fish which were released and migrated in 2013 and 2012 respectivel