Hook, line and sinker: poster competition reels in young artists  

Entrants to focus on the 'Catch Photo Release' approach to fishing, which supports our fish population and biodiversity

Bass player: a teen fisherman holding a Largemouth bass.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is enlisting the creative efforts of the country’s primary school students to get across a key conservation message.

Fifth and sixth class pupils are asked to create a poster that promotes awareness of the ‘catch, photo and release’ (CPR) method of angling in Ireland. The CPR approach means a fish caught with a rod by an angler is quickly photographed and then returned safely back into the same water to swim away. This ensures greater numbers of fish can be conserved in rivers, lakes and around coastlines, putting less pressure on fish populations and boosting biodiversity.