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The Central Fisheries Board has secured €1.5 million in funding
from the European Community (EC) under the Life+ programme
to control and eradicate invasive species in Lough Corrib,
The Grand Canal and in the Barrow Navigation Line.
Minister Conor Lenihan TD recently launched the Life+ project
- Control of Aquatic Invasive Species in Ireland (CAISIE)
- at the European Commission Office in Dublin.
Aquatic invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity
in Irish freshwaters and their adverse effect will continue
to increase unless effective eradication and control methods
are developed. CAISIE will focus on researching and implementing
control and eradication methods, together with a marketing
campaign to increase awareness and stakeholder engagement.
Minister Lenihan said - “This is a matter of considerable
importance to the Inland fisheries resource and this project,
funded by the EU, brings together a number of State bodies
to work together in the control of aquatic invasive species
in Ireland.”
For further information on the CAISE project - Click
Here
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