Register of Protected Areas - Salmonid Water Regs Table

This is a dataset of the protected rivers that are designated in the Salmonid Regulations (S.I. 293 / 1988). WFD River Network Routes designated as Designated Salmonid Waters under S.I. No. 293/1988 - European Communities (Quality of Salmonid Waters) Regulations 1988, 14th August 1988.

The Council Directive 78/659/EEC of 18 July 1978 on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life and the Council Directive 92/42/EEC of the 21st May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora was transposed into Irish law under the Fish Directive S.I. 293/1988 and Habitats Directive S.I. 477/2011. 1.http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&numdoc=31978L0659&model=guichett 2.http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/habitatsdirective/index_en.htm 3.http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1988/en/si/0293.html 4.http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2011/en/si/0477.html