Galway sea anglers called on to help conserve Ireland’s fish stocks

Sea anglers across Galway are being called upon to help conserve Ireland's fish stocks with a new app.

Esri Ireland have created the web-based tool so anglers can gather and upload information about the fish they catch and release along Galway’s coastline.

Inland Fisheries Ireland can then use that information to identify patterns in the species, volumes and weight of fish caught. 

Dermot O'Kane, Head of Sales at Esri Ireland, hopes Galway sea anglers replace traditional paperwork with the GIS mapping software.