Plea to save wild Irish salmon

FISHERIES Minister Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher was called on to save wild salmon in Irish rivers by buying out the licences held by offshore drift fishermen.

The Shannon Regional Fisheries Board has been told wild salmon will become extinct in Irish rivers if action is not taken to stop drift net fishing.

The board passed a motion yesterday at a meeting in Limerick, calling on a ban on sea drift salmon fishing with compensation to the fishermen affected.