Wild Brown Trout for sale!?

[adam.urwin]

Hi lads, was wondering if anyone knows if its legal to sell wild brown trout? Its on sale in a fish shop on the way to Rathmines. Also is it legal to sell smoothies? Have seen them on the fish stall on Moore St.

[corbyeire]

legal to sell smoothies and i would say it depends on what fishery the trout came from but i doubt it

[adam.urwin]

yeah I was fairly sure about the trout. Should I report it, and if so, who to?

[slowarm]

Hi lads, was wondering if anyone knows if its legal to sell wild brown trout? Its on sale in a fish shop on the way to Rathmines.

If their Irish sourced fish then it's the closed season so it's also illegal to fish for them afaik.

[Thresher56]

If they are indeed wild brownies it is definitely illegal to sell them or to be in possession of them. Report it to the Central Fisheries Board. www.cfb.ie

[hottopic]

Contact Eastern Regional Fisheries Board tel :2787025...they have responsibilty over that region.

[Bradan]

If they are indeed wild brownies it is definitely illegal to sell them or to be in possession of them. Report it to the Central Fisheries Board. http://www.cfb.ie

Afraid not. Sale of wild brown trout is not illegal in Ireland. You can legally catch and sell wild brown trout as long as you adhere to whatever catch limits, size limits, etc are in place where you catch them. There is still a commercial fishery for brown trout licensed on Lough Ree or Derg (not sure which), although not sure if they have fished in the last few years.
If the fish were caught out of season, or caught illegally, then yes, it is illegal to sell them or be in possession.

[hottopic]

Were in the middle of the closed season...surely its a situation worth reporting for investigation?

[adam.urwin]

Well, reported to Eastern Region Fisheries - Pat Doherty is sending someone round tomorrow. It is legal to sell the farmed trout from a fishery in Shannon region but if its wild then its not. Will post when I hear the results.

[Bradan]

Were in the middle of the closed season...surely its a situation worth reporting for investigation?

Absolutely, and should be investigated. However, there is a commercial fishery for wild brown trout on the Shannon, and the sale of wild trout is not prohibited. If fish were caught in season and frozen they could still be sold out of season.

My guess is they are farmed trout and the fish shop is advertising them as wild to get a premium price from customers.

[adam.urwin]

Hopefully misleading sales info is all it is. I'll post to let you know once cfb get back to me.

[adam.urwin]

Just got this reply - away in Uk for Xmas and have only just checked emails.


Adam

Thanks very much for your report last Friday, apologies for the delay in responding to you. We have checked this out and traced the fish back to the supplier and found the correct documentation showing that these fish were originally imported. They are therefore legal.

Thanks again for bringing this matter to our attention, with the current staff shortages we need all the eyes and ears we can get!

Wishing you a Happy Christmas and tight lines in 2010.

Regards
Pat Doherty

Chief Executive Officer

[MAC]

So the seller way lying.... Can we name and shame, now that the evidence is there??

Kev

[dbrock]

in fairness lads no real harm done its probably another buisness struggling at the mo, so maybe best not to name and shame, only my two cents worth

[JOHN1]

So the seller way lying.... Can we name and shame, now that the evidence is there??

Kev

what was the seller lying about kevin

[adam.urwin]

I think Kev means about the 'wild' brown trout. To be honest I'm with Dennis on this, don't really see a need to name and shame.

[MAC]

Sound point Denis. Naming and shaming might not do much here, but I still think it's bad form. We need Market Stalls, fishmongers, butchers and such to know that us anglers are watching and will report any issues we see out there. I suppose the venue in question now knows this and will hopefully refrain from false advertising in future.

Kev

[jd]

The CFB stated that the brown trout was imported, not that it was not wild.