Ballynahinch Arctic Char Workshop

with the
Western Regional Fisheries Board

Location: Community Hall, Recess School, Recess, Galway (SEE MAP)
Date: 20th-July-2001

Morning session Start 10.30
Chairperson Mr. Paul Mitchell (Ms. Eng) Secretary ICCG

Opening Address Michael Kennedy CEO, WRFB

Arctic char The International perspective
Dr. Johan Hammar Institute of Freshwater Research, Drottningholm, Sweden

Promoting Arctic char conservation in Ireland
Myles Kelly Irish Char Conservation Group

Ballynahinch Catchment and environmental change
James Allison Palæozoic Environmental

Ballynahinch Catchment
Alan Sullivan Ballynahinch Castle

Managment Programme Lough Inagh- Road to recovery
Dr. P.Gargan CFB / Kevin Rogers WRFB

The Water Framework Directive and Ballynhinch
Dr. Ruth Little Environmental Protection Agency

Afternoon Session Start 2.30pm

Survey plan, Health & Safety Issues
Dr. Fran Igoe Irish Char Conservation Group

Standard methods for multimesh gillnets
Dr. Johan Hammar Institute of Freshwater Research, Drottningholm, Sweden
Followed by on lake demonstration of gillnetting technique.

There will be a nominal charge of £10 for those
who are not actively participating in the survey