Sea anglers across Dublin are being asked to take part in a survey to help improve the management of fish stocks and conservation efforts.
The online survey seeks to collect information on the behaviours, attitudes and catch preferences of all Irish sea anglers.
Dr Cathal Gallagher, Head of Research and Development at Inland Fisheries Ireland said: “We know that there are approximately 126,000 sea anglers in Ireland and we hope that they will help us to find out how often people go fishing, what they catch and what they release.
"Sea angling is an important activity here in Ireland and we want to ensure the future of marine fisheries resource.
"The data collected will help us to make informed decisions on how to best estimate sea angling catches in Ireland.
"This catch data will inform management decisions and will prevent the use of worst case scenarios, which can happen when there is a degree of uncertainty surrounding information.”
The survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete and participants will receive an Angling Ireland neck buff and line clipper for taking part.
Participants will also have a chance of winning one of three sets of tackle vouchers for a fishing shop of your choice (1 prize €200, 2 prize €150, 3 prize €100).
You can participate in the survey by visiting the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IMRECSurvey.
