The Institute of Fisheries Management, the UK-based international body promoting sustainable management of freshwater and marine fisheries, has appointed Eamon Cusack as its new chairman.
Mr Cusack is one of Ireland’s most eminent fisheries experts and a recent CEO of Shannon Regional Fisheries Board.
He has over 35 years’ experience in the development and management of inland fisheries and has been an active member of the institute for more than 30 years. He succeeds Ian Dolben, who has been chairman for the past five years.
Mr Cusack said he was “passionate” over protecting and rebuilding fisheries threatened by habitat damage and over exploitation. To ensure their future he would seek to continue to build successful partnerships between government and non-government organisations.
He is currently chairman of the Shannon Fishery Partnership and a director of Recreational Angling Ireland. He was also a ministerial appointee to the Irish Central Fisheries Board which oversees Irish national fisheries policy and strategy.
