New Protocol for Responding to Major Fish-Kill Incidents Launched - 25/06/2026
A new national framework aimed at improving the State’s response to significant fish mortality incidents in freshwater has been welcomed by Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, Timmy Dooley.The National Protocol for Significant Fish Mortality Incidents in Freshwater has been developed by an inter-agency group led by Inland Fisheries Ireland and, for the first time, sets out a nationally agreed approach for coordinating and communicating emergency responses to major fish kill events.The issue has hit closer to home in recent weeks, following a significant…
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