To promote public awareness of Arctic char and issues relating to their survival in Ireland, to collect and distribute information on Arctic char in Ireland. ·To set up an information and data bank, to encourage practical conservation measures, and to develop links with international organisations with interests in Arctic char.

The Irish Char Conservation Group was founded in the year 2000 to focus attention on the plight of Arctic char in Ireland. It is dedicated to the protection and conservation of the few remaining populations of arctic char in Ireland. A further goal of the Irish Char Conservation Group is to promote public awarness of other threatened and unique fish species in Ireland. These include shad, pollan, and some of the trout sub-species or races such as Ferox, Gillaroo, Sonaghan and Croneen.

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