In response to a recent outbreak of Crayfish Plague in the River Deel and River Suir, emergency disease containment measures are needed to help prevent its spread
Crayfish Plague is a disease that kills our native White-clawed Crayfish. All crayfish that become infected will die. Crayfish Plague is easily transmitted in water or via contaminated equipment (for example on canoes, waders, or nets).
Ireland holds the largest population of the White-clawed Crayfish that remains in Europe.
Help protect our native crayfish from this disease.
All water users are asked to observe a temporary ban on moving water sports and angling equipment out of the River Deel and River Suir Catchments - commencing immediately.
Water sports and angling equipment currently in use in the Deel and Suir Catchments may continue to be used there; but boats or angling equipment should not be transferred out of the catchment.
Limit your activity to the river section where you normally operate, avoid moving around the catchment and follow bio-security protocols – Check, Clean, Dry.
This is a statement on behalf of National Parks and Wildlife Service, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Limerick City and County Council, Tipperary County Council, Tipperary Sports Partnership, Waterford City and County Council, Marine Institute, Local Authority Water and Communities Office, Waterways Ireland and National Biodiversity Data Centre.