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Lough Neagh Eel is a [[PGI]] [[eel]] from Northern Ireland. | Lough Neagh Eel is a [[PGI]] [[eel]] from Northern Ireland. | ||
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''Longline method'' | ''Longline method'' | ||
Fishermen set up to four nylon lines approximately 1 mile long with approximately 400 baited hooks attached to each line. These lines are then | Fishermen set up to four nylon lines approximately 1 mile long with approximately 400 baited hooks attached to each line. These lines are then lifted in the early hours of the following morning. This involves bringing the line aboard by hand and storing any caught eels in barrels through which fresh water is pumped, to minimise mortality. The catch is returned to shore, where any [[eels]] under 16 inches (40 cm) in length will be returned to the lough, under the Lough Neagh Fishermanâs Co-operative Societyâs regulations, to ensure sustainable stocks for the future. | ||
''Draft net'' | ''Draft net'' | ||
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â Traditional straw ropes: straw ropes are hand-made and laid on the [[elver]] passes to assist the [[elvers]] passage upstream to the lough. This increases the success rate for inward migration to the lough. | â Traditional straw ropes: straw ropes are hand-made and laid on the [[elver]] passes to assist the [[elvers]] passage upstream to the lough. This increases the success rate for inward migration to the lough. | ||
â Maintenance of a | â Maintenance of a 'Queen's Gapâ at the silver eel weirs: a 10 % unfished gap (Queenâs Gap) is maintained at the [[eel]] weirs where the silver [[eels]] are caught to allow some of the stock to return to their mating grounds in the Sargasso Sea. | ||
â Purchase of [[elvers]] from other areas to supplement natural recruitment to the stock: in recent years the natural migration of elvers to Lough Neagh has declined and so the Co-operative buys [[elvers]] from other areas which the mature in the lough. These [[elvers]] will then mature in the lough which gives them the distinct characteristics of Lough Neagh [[eels]]. | â Purchase of [[elvers]] from other areas to supplement natural recruitment to the stock: in recent years the natural migration of elvers to Lough Neagh has declined and so the Co-operative buys [[elvers]] from other areas which the mature in the lough. These [[elvers]] will then mature in the lough which gives them the distinct characteristics of Lough Neagh [[eels]]. | ||
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Reference: '''[http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/registeredName.html?denominationId=2354 The European Commission]''' | Reference: '''[http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/door/registeredName.html?denominationId=2354 The European Commission]''' | ||
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