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Institute of Fisheries Management

Irish National Branch

Seminar on Peripheral Species

Sponsored by The Southern Regional Fisheries Board

Date: May 31st, 2006. Venue:Raheen House Hotel, Raheen Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipp.

10.30 Registration and Tea/Coffee on arrival

10.55 Welcome

Session 1 Chair Mr Brian Sheerin, CEO, SRFB

11.00. Dr Willie Roche, Some peripheral Irish angling species

11.40. Insp Alan Cullagh, Mitten Crab

12.20. Dr Russell Poole, Eels – On a slippery slope?

1.00. Lunch in Raheen House Hotel

Session 2 Chair To be confirmed

2.00. Dr Jimmy King, Lamprey: Where are we now?

2.40. Dr Edward Fahey, Sea Bass: Ours by adoption?

3.20. Dr Fran Igoe Arctic, Char: A lot done, more to do.

4.00. Close of Seminar

The AGM of the Institute of Fisheries Management (Irish Branch) will follow immediately afterwards.

Note: there will be a €10 cover charge collected at the event which will include lunch