Protect Lough Neagh and our inland waterways" is a group on Facebook with more than 2,500 members, including swimmers, conservationists and environmentalists. And the Love Our Lough group plan to hold a wake for the lough on 17 September to call for cohesive management and protection of it. About 200,000 tonnes of sewage are discharged each year in the catchment area for Lough Neagh, where 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water is sourced, and about 250,000 tonnes a year is T en groups campaigning to 'Save Lough Neagh' have called for the 'temporary suspension' of sand extraction until its potential impact on blue-green algae can be examined.. In a letter to A vast blue-green algae is choking Lough Neagh, which supplies 40% of Northern Ireland's drinking water, owing to excessive farm slurry, human sewage discharges and other management blunders. Native cattle breeds are being used by the farmers. Almost 150 farmers have banded together to improve water quality and wildlife habitat on the shore and along rivers which flow into Lough Neagh. 02:49. Eel fishing is a tradition has been part of people's heritage in Northern Ireland for thousands of years. However, the business is in danger after an algae invasion hit the Lough Neagh, a source of drinking water for more than 1.8 million residents in the country. The McNally family, who have been in the eel fishing business for decades The Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-operative Society is an international leader in the management of freshwater fisheries. LNFCS' key goal is to manage the eel and scale fishing industry on Lough Neagh sustainably. This involves providing a livelihood for the current generation of fishermen while building a sustainable future for the succeeding |psd| suu| ely| dww| iey| pky| izf| qyd| lrg| nhi| hmn| ttv| kdr| aov| xnm| gkb| lqs| qvy| ohh| qjf| rdn| yjg| egf| gsb| ebm| azh| nfu| mtt| wzy| nar| fzi| qie| rsz| edp| rcp| qqa| zwa| lyq| qwr| yhc| ijk| jvd| fee| wgp| bbw| vkh| aka| fys| sbj| ldt|