The Technical Expert Group on Salmon (TEGOS) assesses the status of stocks annually in designated salmon rivers and issues associated catch advice for the following season using data from salmon angling and commercial catch records, fish counters and other sources to determine whether these stocks are meeting their respective conservation limits and to identify whether a surplus of salmon is available to be sustainably fished. Conservation limits are essentially the minimum number of returning adult salmon a river should have to ensure its stock remains sustainable. For a number of rivers with a sizeable multi-sea-winter (MSW) stock component, catch advice is issued separately for 1SW (grilse) and MSW stocks. Where stocks are below the conservation limit, catch-&-release-only fishing or closure of the fishery may be advised.

This scientific catch advice is presented to salmon fishery managers for decision-making on fishery status. Following a public consultation period, the fishery status and total allowable catch for salmon rivers are implemented in legislation each December for the following year.

Salmon rivers may also be subject to further bye-laws on opening & closing dates, bag limits, permitted methods, tag requirements, etc.

More information on salmon angling regulations can be found at https://fishinginireland.info/salmon/salmonregs/.

Salmon angling licenses may be purchased online at https://store.fishinginireland.info/ or at local IFI offices.

More information on the National Salmon Assessment and related annual reports can be found at https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/what-we-do/research/technical-expert-group-on-salmon-tegos.

Field Name	Field Alias	Field Type	Field Description
fisheryDistrict	Fishery District	Text	Name of the regional fishery board district where the salmon river is located; salmon license sales and rod catch reporting is administered based on fishery districts.
salmonRiver	Salmon River	Text	Name of the salmon river system.
yearAdvice	Year of Advice	Text	Year for which the advice is issued.
fisheryStatus	Fishery Status	Text	The angling status of the salmon fishery; as legislated by the Minister following consultation process with stakeholders, fishery managers and TEGOS members.
ynBrownTagFishery	Brown Tag Fishery	Text	Indicates whether salmon river is a designated brown tag fishery: in addition to the standard blue tag, anglers are also required to attach brown tags to salmon that they keep in some fisheries.
cmtStatusNote	Notes on Status	Text	Additional notes on the angling status, e.g., opening/closing dates, changes in status during the year
urlAnglingInfo	Angling Information	Text	Link to salmon angling information for the river where available on https://fishinginireland.info/.