RT Ella McSweeney
In 1971, 1.2 million Atlantic salmon returned to Irish rivers.
Last year that number was 171,000.
I wrote a bit about barriers on rivers - https://www.irishtimes.com/environment/2023/07/01/seeing-fish-trying-to-jump-a-weir-isnt-impressive-its-tragic/ https://t.co/cwfuIk6BrS

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ellamcsweeney/status/1675422655657259010