Moy catchment

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The Moy catchment is the river basin in western Ireland that drains into the River Moy, renowned for its productive salmon fisheries and important freshwater ecosystems.

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Moy catchment canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
containsProtectedArea special area of conservation (SAC) sites
special protection area (SPA) sites
country Ireland
drainsInto River Moy
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
hasConservationFocus Atlantic salmon stock conservation
water quality improvement
hasEconomicActivity recreational angling
tourism
hasEcosystemType lake habitat
riverine habitat
wetland habitat
hasFisheryManagementUnit Moy Fishery
hasFishingReputation one of Ireland's premier salmon fisheries
hasGeomorphology lowland river system
hasHydrologicalFeature River Moy estuary
hasLandUse agriculture
forestry
peatland
hasMainOutflowTown Ballina
hasManagementAuthority Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)
Inland Fisheries Ireland
hasMonitoring water quality monitoring
hasPrimaryRiver River Moy
hasRecreation canoeing and kayaking
coarse fishing
hasRegion Connacht
hasTown Ballina
hasWaterBodyType estuaries
lakes
rivers
knownFor important freshwater ecosystems
productive salmon fisheries
locatedIn western Ireland
partOf County Mayo
County Roscommon
County Sligo
subjectTo EU Water Framework Directive
supportsActivity commercial salmon netting (historically)
game angling clubs
supportsSpecies Atlantic salmon
brown trout
threatenedBy climate change impacts
habitat modification
nutrient pollution

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River Moy salmon fisheries partOf Moy catchment
River Moy isPartOf Moy catchment