About the South Western Regional Fisheries Board
The SWRFB is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department
of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and was established under
the Fisheries Act 1980.
Mission Statement
"To conserve the inland fisheries and sea angling resources of the Region in its own right and to manage, restore, enhance and promote it in a sustainable manner for the benefit of our local communities and the national good."
Background
The South Western Regional Fisheries Board is the competent fisheries authority
for the inland fisheries and sea angling resource of much of Cork and Kerry.
The Board was established under the Fisheries Act 1980 and was given additional
responsibilities under the Fisheries Act 1999. The Board operates under the
auspices of the Department of the Communications, Marine & Natural Resources
which has overall policy responsibility for the conservation, management,
regulation and development of the Inland Fisheries resource. The Board has
responsibility for policy advice, co-ordination and implementation. The Board
of 22 members is informed and has its decisions implemented by the Chief Executive
Officer.
Principal Functions
- protect the fisheries in the Region and generally enforce the relevant Fisheries Acts;
- prepare development plans for the fisheries under the Board’s management;
manage, protect, conserve, develop and improve the fisheries, hatcheries and fish farms under the care and management of the Board in accordance with the relevant Fisheries Acts, the development plans and Ministerial direction;
- promote and encourage the management, conservation, protection, development and improvement of fisheries which are not under the control of the Board;
- market, promote, develop and encourage the provision of facilities for game, coarse and sea angling;
- promote, co-ordinate and encourage the voluntary development of inland fisheries catchment management plans;
- co-operate and co-ordinate with the Central Fisheries Board and/or Regional Fisheries Boards to ensure the effective and efficient deployment of resources, performance of functions, drawing up of estimates and provision of services within and between the fishery regions;
- have regard to the need for sustainable development of the inland fisheries resource.
Board members of the South Western Regional Fisheries Board
The members of the Board of the South Western Regional Fisheries Board are
as follows:
- Ms. Mary Buwalda, "Ministerial Nominee"
- Mr. Seamus De Burca, Salmon Drift
- Mr. James Doyle, Ministerial Nominee, Agriculture (IFA)
- Mr. Bill Emery
- Ms. Ellen Godfrey, Rated Occupier
- Mr. John Harrington, Ministerial Nominee, Aquaculture
- Mr. John Harte, Staff Nominee
- Mr. Jack Howard, Other Salmon
- Mr. Jeremiah Keating, Inland Fisheries Trust
- Mr. John Lucey, Ministerial Nominee, Environment (EPA)
- Ms. Mary O'Connor, Ministerial Nominee, Regional Tourism
- Mr. Thomas B. O'Rourke, Salmon Drift
- Mr. Joe Tansley, Oyster
- Mr. Denis C. Teahan, Other Salmon
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