12/06/2025
‼️ Non-native fish species alert.
🚨Non-native Species Alert 🚨
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the state agency responsible for the protection and conservation of freshwater fish and their habitats, is urging anglers and the general public to report any sightings of Pacific pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in Irish rivers this summer. 🐟
The fish, also known as Humpback salmon, appeared in unprecedented numbers in multiple river systems in Ireland’s west, northwest, and southwest in previous years.
The salmon species predominantly has a two-year lifecycle, and may reappear in rivers this year, and every second, so called ‘odd’, year thereafter.
Pick salmon pose a threat to estuarine and coastal marine fish species - and the ecosystems they depend on.
📢 Press Release: https://shorturl.at/01Nmj
🆔Check out IFI’s guide to help identify pink salmon: https://shorturl.at/OkWm0
Anglers, or the public, can report findings of pink salmon by:
📞 Calling IFI’s 24/7 phone number, 0818 34 74 24
📧 Or emailing [email protected]
They are also asked to:
📸 Photograph the fish
🎣 Retain the salmon and don’t put it back into the water (even in rivers only open for catch-and-release angling)
📝 Record the date and location of capture, and its length/weight
🏷️ Tag the fish and present it to IFI staff, and a new tag will be issued to replace the tag used
The nearest local IFI staff will arrange collection of the fish for further examination.
📞 📧Local IFI contacts: https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/contact-us
