Fishery boards fail to keep the lakes clear

WHAT possible reason can there be for the continued existence of the regional fishery boards?

In recent times there have been reports in the newspapers of serious pollution incidents in three of our major fisheries. Lough Carrowmore in Co Mayo, Lough Currane in Co Kerry and now Lough Derg are so bad that anglers and other users of these wonderful recreational facilities have been advised to stay away and, in some instances, forbidden to avail of these national treasures.

Anglers have been reporting the imminence of algal blooms to fishery boards for years and years before they occurred. Anglers have been reporting the results of lawbreaking by fish farm operators for years and years when they occurred.