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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Rebecca Black

£700,000 support to support Northern Ireland’s eel industry

Andrew Muir said the decline in European eel numbers is not simply a recent ecological problem at Lough Neagh, noting numbers declining across Europe for decades (PA) - (PA Archive)

A financial support scheme has been announced to support the three-year closure of a major eel fishery to help support the recovery of endangered stocks.

The Lough Neagh Eel Fishery Transition Scheme is intended to allow the closure of the yellow/brown eel fishery for a three-year period from 2026 in a bid to promote the recovery and long-term sustainability of endangered European eel stocks.

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