Posts about Lough Neagh written by bjg. This award recognises the heritage, tradition & authenticity of the best quality eels available in Europe. Lough Neagh is the largest wild eel fishery in Europe (13.8 % EU catch), with a harvest of c330 t of yellow and silver eels with a value of £3m GBP (Euro 3.36m); the fishery is managed by a fisherman’s cooperative and 80 % of its catch is traded to other EU Member States. Regarded as the Rolls Royce of the eel, the Lough Neagh Eel’s creamy flesh is a real delicacy. LOUGH Neagh eel fishermen have lost half a million pounds worth of their sales market due to Brexit and the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. See All Featured Sections Search: Add your article Home. On Friday, 25th ult, the Antrim and Tyrone Lough Neagh Steam Ferry Company’s first boat, the Enterprise, was launched from Port Armagh, on the Tyrone side of Lough Neagh.She is a most beautiful boat, and does great credit to Mr Hiram Shaw, of this town, for his exertions in bringing her out in such fine style. All our fish grow naturally in Lough Neagh, feeding loufh natural substrates. July 2012: here is more Dáil information about eel management.] The eels have a rich, pure fish flavour and can be deliciously prepared in many ways. The fish most plentiful is the fresh-water herring, or pollan, of which the boats on Tuesday night had a draft almost miraculous. Ireland's sailing, boating & maritime magazine. [Update June 2012: in April 2012 a set of Dáil questions by Frank Feighan TD elicited a considerable amount of information about the Shannon eel fishery. The eel fishery has been closed completely until 2012 at the earliest; see this news story (and google for others if you like). The Lough Neagh United Fishermen, or LNUF, says many long-time eel fishing families "grew up with the assurance that [they] would be 'looked after'". The largest lake by area in the British Isles, deliver the 40% of Northern Ireland’s water. The Lough Neagh fishermen’s Co-operative says a “very significant” amount of its catch ends up as jellied eels in London’s pie and mash shops. It’s about preserving a way of life, protecting […] A substantial part of its business involves eels, many of them shipped from Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. The Lough Neagh Eel is currently recognised under EU law and Mr Close revealed that an application has been made to award the pollan similar status. Lough Neagh Fishing – The fishing in Lough Neagh at this season of the year has hitherto been more than ordinarily successful. Registered number NI 005979. [17] Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney produced a collection of poems A Lough Neagh Sequence celebrating the eel-fishermen's traditional techniques and the natural history of their catch. Traditional, sustainable fishing methods are used on the lough, which have passed down through the generations. Lough Neagh , (pronounced / ˌ l ɒ xn eɪ /, lokh ja ) is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. It means finding new buyers for 50 tonnes of eels, worth £500,000, on the eve of the 2021 season, the BBC reports. PLANS to bring Lough Neagh into public ownership have moved a step closer after a trust was set up to ... Island in Lough Neagh goes up for sale . "Lough Neagh eels are accepted in Holland as having the best fat content for smoking so that the Dutch will buy Lough Neagh eels in preference to anything else," he explains. If you fancy hearing more about the amazing more about the unique and fascinating Lough Neagh Eel you can book a guided tour of the Eel fishery and even sample some Eels … In addition to stocking smoked Lough Neagh Eel, we also process other Lough Neagh fish such as Pollan, Trout and Perch which are available for sale … Fishermen seek new buyers for 50 tonnes of eels, worth £500k, that can no longer be sold in London. [3] [4] Its name comes from the Irish: Loch nEachach , which means “Lake of Eachaidh”, but today it is usually spelled Loch nEathach (Irish : [ɫ̪ɔx n̠ʲahax].) Although numbers of fishermen may decline still further, there will probably always be a market for eels, and consequently fishing will continue on Lough Neagh. Live eels are exported to customers in London’s Billingsgate Market and in the Netherlands and northern Germany for processing as smoked eel products. Today Lough Neagh eel fisheries export their eels to restaurants all over the world, and the Lough Neagh Eel has been granted Protected Geographical Status under European Union law. ‘LOUGH Neagh Fishermen’s Co-Operative Society Ltd’ faces eight charges of possessing ‘unlawfully captured’ salmon or trout.

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