Ireland's Most Threatened and Rare Freshwater Fish

Institute of Fisheries Management - Irish Branch

Spring Seminar
Thursday 26th April 2001

in co-operation with the
Irish Char Conservation Group and the North Western Regional Fisheries Board

Venue: Pontoon Bridge Hotel, Pontoon, Co.Mayo
Fee = £10 (4 course lunch available for £6)
MAP OF LOCATION

PROGRAMME

10.30 Coffee and registration

Conservation issues and concepts
Chairperson: Mr. Vincent Roche, North Western Regional Fisheries Board

11.00 Prof. Peter Maitland An International Perspective on fish conservation.

11.30 Mr. Trevor Champ The way forward for Irish freshwater fish conservation.

12.00 Mr. Philip Buckley Forming policy within the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands.

12.30 Prof. Andrew Ferguson The role of genetics in fish conservation with particular reference to the identification of Irish brown trout "species".

2.30 Dr. Fran Igoe Arctic char

3.00 Dr. Jimmy King Shads and Lampreys

3.30 Dr. Robert Rosell Pollan

4.00 Panel discussion with speakers
Chairperson: Dr. Christopher Moriarty, Secretary of Institute of Fisheries Management