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# fish

Last year
2022
# Cavan
Investigation launched after 'significant' fish kill in Crover River
Inland Fisheries Ireland estimates that over 1,000 juvenile trout could have been killed in the incident.
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Aug 16th 2022, 9:24 AM
# I’m not codding
High risk of fish kills in hot weather, says Inland Fisheries Ireland
Fish populations may come under ‘thermal stress’ as air and water temperatures soar and water levels drop.
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Aug 11th 2022, 9:59 AM
# Bay of Biscay
Mass swarm of dead fish in Atlantic prompts French inquiry
The group Sea Shepherd estimates it held some 100,000 dead fish.
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Feb 6th 2022, 8:25 AM
All time
# extinction
Fish brought back from extinction with help from UK zoo
More than 1,500 tequila fish have now been returned to the Teuchitlan River, south-west Mexico.
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Dec 29th 2021, 2:14 PM
# Your Say
Poll: How often do you eat fish?
Irish fishing boats are protesting today over the challenges their industry faces.
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Jun 23rd 2021, 9:44 AM
# brexit deal
'It's the closure of coastal communities': One in four fishermen will lose their job under this Brexit deal, TDs told
Dublin Bay prawns – our second most valuable fishery – is set to hemorrhage €7 million post-Brexit.
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Jan 22nd 2021, 12:53 PM
# Fishing industry
Taoiseach acknowledges 'severe impact' of Brexit deal during talks with fishing representatives
Industry groups reacted angrily to the terms of the trade agreement after they were announced last week.
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Dec 28th 2020, 6:59 PM
# Troubled Waters
Marine life threatened by dropping oxygen levels in Earth's waters, conservation group says
The IUCN said around 700 sites had been identified globally with low oxygen levels.
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Dec 7th 2019, 2:26 PM
# algal bloom
Investigation launched after hundreds of fish found dead in Cork river
It’s understood they died due to “a significant algal bloom”.
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Aug 30th 2019, 6:02 PM
# fish
Some salmon returning to Irish rivers with signs of bleeding and skin ulceration
This has affected populations on both the east and west coast of Ireland.
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Jun 19th 2019, 6:20 AM
# Cod
How climate change could lead to 'enormous' losses for the global fishing industry
Not limiting the global rise in temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius could have a huge impact.
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Jan 4th 2019, 6:30 AM
# Norway
Leftover dead fish will be used to power cruise liners
The dead fish will be mixed with other organic waste to make a liquified biogas to be used instead of heavy fuel oil.
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Nov 27th 2018, 6:15 AM
# Bundoran
Hundreds of dead fish wash up on beach in Donegal
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority said the scale of the incident is unusual.
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Aug 1st 2018, 4:55 PM
# Tipperary
Over 10,000 protected lamprey fish killed in suspected chemical poisoning
Inland Fisheries Ireland estimates that it will take several years for the species to recover.
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Jul 17th 2018, 1:04 PM
# Heatwave
Public asked to keep an eye out for distressed fish during heatwave
Not everyone is enjoying the heat.
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Jun 30th 2018, 11:12 AM
# huge concern
Gannets on Little Skellig are using plastic to build their nests
Use of plastic by the 70,000 or so gannets in the colony has “become obvious”.
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Jun 8th 2018, 2:47 PM
# carp
Concern after hundreds of fish die in The Lough in Cork
Around 450 of the 500-strong stock has died.
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May 10th 2018, 9:02 AM
# totoaba
The rush to sell Mexico's 'cocaine of the sea' (fish bladders) in China is pushing two species toward extinction
Totoaba swim bladders can sell for up to over €16,000 in China.
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Apr 14th 2018, 7:00 AM
# anglers
Eel fishermen who went out of business after Irish ban may soon receive financial support
The government has opened up talks with the European Commission to set up a support programme.
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Mar 25th 2018, 7:30 AM
# plastic pollution
Most deepwater fish have ingested microplastics, new Irish study finds
It’s one of the highest reported frequencies of microplastic occurrence in fish around the globe.
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Feb 19th 2018, 7:37 AM
# Gulf corvina
Sex of Mexican fish species so loud it could deafen dolphins, according to scientists
A scientist said that “the collective chorus sounds like a crowd cheering at a stadium or perhaps a really loud beehive”.
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Jan 7th 2018, 10:30 AM
# European Parliament
'The marine equivalent of fracking': Europe to legalise controversial pulse fishing
The European Parliament’s fishing committee allowed a motion to pass legalising the controversial technique.
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Nov 26th 2017, 12:00 PM
# soaked up
Climate change blamed for Portugal facing its worst drought in more than 20 years
The Pego do Altar reservoir is now almost empty of water.
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Sep 17th 2017, 6:00 PM
# Addiction
Scientists are using painkiller-addicted fish to develop new treatments for addicts
Researchers found the fish were willing to work harder and even enter risky conditions in order to get their fix.
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Aug 27th 2017, 8:45 AM
# Rod Stewards
Transition year students are being taught a new skill - fishing
The scheme aims to teach children fly fishing with a view to introducing them to a lifelong hobby.
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May 21st 2017, 8:00 AM
# Bray
'She's a curious little thing': Meet the first tropical stingray to be born in Ireland
The Atlantic Cownose Ray is listed as a near threatened species and could face extinction in the future.
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Apr 14th 2017, 5:27 PM
# mar-a-lago
Trump's private country club cited for food safety violations
It costs $200,000 to join Mar-a-Lago and recent VIP guests have included the leaders of Japan and China.
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Apr 14th 2017, 2:55 PM
# blennies
Heroin-like venom from tropical fish could lead to new pain relief
Experiments using lab mice found the rodents showed no sign of pain once injected with the fish venom.
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Apr 8th 2017, 4:00 PM
# Sponsored By Birds Eye
7 surprising benefits of eating fish you may not know about
Nothing fishy about these benefits. (Sorry.)
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Feb 9th 2017, 12:16 PM
# creatures of the deep
This fisherman tweets all of the horrific creatures he finds in the sea, and it's pure nightmare fuel
Mammy!
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Dec 21st 2016, 8:56 AM
# fishing quotas
Irish fishermen will be able to catch more fish next year (but less cod and pollock)
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed today announced the 2017 quotas for fishermen.
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Dec 14th 2016, 8:16 AM
# Japan
Ice rink using dead fish to attract visitors forced to shut down
“We wanted customers to experience the feeling of skating on the sea,” the theme park manager said.
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Nov 28th 2016, 7:41 AM
# Fish Kill
Over 700 fish found dead in tributary of River Lee after sewage spillage
It took around six hours to clean the river after the incident on Saturday morning.
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Aug 2nd 2016, 10:25 AM
# weever fish
Warning to swimmers over venomous fish that lurks beneath the sand
The fish carries and excruciating sting. A particular warning is being issued for this weekend.
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Jul 30th 2016, 8:45 AM
# Viral
This photo of a fish swimming inside a jellyfish is blowing everyone's mind
The unusual photo – in which the fish appears to be steering the jellyfish – has been viewed more than 2.4 million times online.
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Jun 9th 2016, 9:24 AM
# something fishy
Nearly €100k worth of cannabis found hidden in dried fish
The drugs came from Cotonou, Benin in West Africa.
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Jun 4th 2016, 12:03 PM
# Atlantic
This Irish documentary about fishing and oil is making people angry
Risteard O Domhnaill was behind the documentary The Pipe. Now he has returned with an acclaimed documentary voiced by Brendan Gleeson.
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May 22nd 2016, 8:45 AM
# Making waves
Wicklow's Sammy the Seal is going viral all over the world
Stealin’ fish, menacing fishmongers, all that jazz.
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Mar 13th 2016, 12:01 PM
# sammy the seal
Wicklow's infamous Sammy the Seal is going viral all over the world
Stealin’ fish, menacing fishmongers, all that jazz.
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Mar 13th 2016, 10:21 AM
# Davos
There could be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050
Uh-oh.
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Jan 19th 2016, 8:48 PM
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