Knives produced during aggressive incidents  toward fisheries inspectors

In 2019 staff spent a total of 157,980 hours on patrolling activities, guarding against poaching and protecting salmon stocks and other fish such as sea trout and char. 

Inland Fisheries Ireland has said its staff are increasingly facing incidents of aggression and in some cases, there have even been knives produced. 

The latest annual report from IFI shows an overall fall in the number of patrols, but a huge increase in the patrols carried out by bike — including ebikes — as well as the introduction of drone patrols.