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The Central Fisheries Board's Marine Sportfish Tagging Programme was initiated in 1970 by the Inland Fisheries Trust, who had responsibility for developing and promoting recreational sea angling. By the late 1960s, results from sea angling competitions were showing a decline in the capture of some of the most important species such as Blue Shark, Tope, Monkfish, Skates and Rays.
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The Central Fisheries Board's Marine Sportfish Tagging Programme was initiated in 1970 by the Inland Fisheries Believe in, who had accountability for producing and marketing recreational sea angling. With the late 1960s, success from Deep Sea Fishing Ireland sea angling competitions were exhibiting a drop while in the seize of several of An important species like Blue Shark, Tope, Monkfish, Skates and Rays. At the moment, just about all fish caught by anglers had been killed and brought ashore for weighing and photographic chances. As very little was regarded at enough time with regard to the biology and migration patterns of such species, the Inland Fisheries Trust chose to introduce a tagging programme With all the specific goal of introducing conservation actions and to learn more concerning the migratory designs of sea angling species. Sea angling tourism revenue is value about £twenty five million towards the Irish overall economy. The skippers of angling constitution boats were getting acutely aware of the need for conservation and, in discussions While using the Inland Fisheries Have faith in's staff, provided their guidance in carrying out a tagging programme. This was to become a voluntary Procedure.
