§ 22. Mr. Loydenasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in Northern Ireland in the development and improvement of angling facilities in the Province.
§ Mr. DunnSince 1966, 56 lakes covering 4,000 acres and 11 stretches of rivers totalling 42 miles have been acquired and developed as game and coarse fisheries. These are made available to the general public under permit. In addition, the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland owns the fishing rights on Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, which extends to 37,800 acres on which development works are being carried out on a large scale.
In order to provide adequate supplies of rainbow trout and brown trout for stocking and restocking these waters and also to supply the requirements of some private fisheries, the Department operates a fish farm on the Lower Bann.