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The
River Moy (
Abhainn na Muaidhe in
Irish) rises in the
Ox Mountains in
County Sligo in the northwest of
Ireland. For the greater part of its length, the Moy flows southwestward, entering
County Mayo and passing not far from
Swinford before turning north near the village of
Kilmore and heading for the historic town of
Ballina, where it empties into
Killala Bay and the
Atlantic Ocean. The Moy valley, with its ancient
churches and
abbeys, is a prominent
tourist destination.
The
river is noted as one of the best
salmon fisheries in
Europe; however, in recent times,
drift net fishing off the coast caused a huge decline in salmon. According to central fisheries board statistics, 101,231 returning salmon were taken by drift net off the west coast of Ireland in 2005. In the same year, 29% (6,675) of all rod caught salmon in Ireland were taken in the Ballina district, as a result of a
weir, which keeps salmon trapped in the ridge pool, near the mouth of the river, during the summer. Drift netting for salmon was banned in November 2006. The ban came into force on
January 1,
2007.(http://www.stopnow.ie/end.html). However, the bulk of the salmon, which now run in May and June, are still prevented from navigating the main river above Ballina due to the wear, which keeps them trapped in the Ridge pool and newly created beats in the vicinity of the Cathederal in Ballina. As a result, the numbers of mature adult salmon returning to spawn continues to decline.
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