#SalmonFund - Angling clubs, commercial fishermen, fishery owners, riparian owners and landowners with an interest in a salmon fishery are invited to submit projects to the Salmon Conservation Fund 2013/14 Contributors Scheme.
An initial fund of €200,000 is available in 2014 for distribution to contributors. Approved project applications may be fully or partly funded. It is envisaged that the fund will be divided between a range of contributors to a guide of €15,000 per project.
The list of what can be funded under the scheme includes:
- Fish passage improvement (eg removal of barriers, modification of weirs, and construction of fish passes, etc)
- Spawning enhancement (addition/raking of gravel or cleaning of existing substrates)
- Instream structures (weirs, deflectors, rubble mats, random boulders, etc)
- River bank protection (rock armour, log revetment etc)
- Fencing (protection of river banks including fences, stiles, cattle drinks, etc)
- Riparian zone improvement (tree pruning and strategic tree planting)
- Removal and control of exotic invasives (eg Rhododendron, Japanese knotweed, Asian clam, chub, etc)
- Feasibility studies (that lead to future projects under the above headings to maximum of 50% funding or €2,000, whichever is less; a maximum of five 5 studies only to be allowed)
For further details on the scheme, how to apply, an application form and more see HERE.
