Canney welcomes completion of improvement works at popular angling destination in County Mayo
… Angling Club secured significant funding from Inland Fisheries Ireland to support the project Monday, 10th … Strategy for Angling Development, Ballinrobe & District Trout Anglers Association and the World Cup Trout Fly … and advises the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, …
Sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta)
… along the west coast. Sea trout are part of the same species as brown trout: brown trout spend their entire lives … as maidens may not return to spawn for at least one year. Sea trout can range widely along the coast, moving in … and ecology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Ireland. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) A brief description of the …
Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
… The Arctic char is native to Ireland, and its geographic range also … Russia. In Ireland, the Arctic char is a glacial relict species, which means that char populations found in Ireland … char populations. Freshwater Threatened Related Species Brown trout (Salmo trutta) A brief description of the biology …
Arctic Char Research Programme
… Arctic char as their name suggests, have a circumpolar … are lower). Historical survivors Arctic char are a relict species, which means that they are a remaining population of … to the effects of climate change. Sadly, recent Inland Fisheries Ireland research shows an overall decline in this …
Research theme: Tagging and telemetry
… Understanding fish movement is important for fisheries management and gives us information on fish migration, their … to study the lives and habits both of highly mobile fish species that migrate long distances (e.g. blue shark) and of …
Inland Fisheries Ireland launches report on fish monitoring programme
… Press Release Monday 21st December 2015 Inland Fisheries Ireland launches report on fish monitoring … annually since 2007 at specified locations. The second year of the third three-year cycle began in 2014 with an … and advise the Minister on, the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, …
Ferox trout (Salmo ferox)
… of fish prey, and they have been known to switch between species, for example, in Lough Corrib, where they switched between Arctic char and roach. Recent research by the Ferox Trout Study in …
Research theme: Fish ageing techniques
… Fish ageing is a fundamental element of fisheries research and provides scientists with lots of … with new layers of growth deposited around the scale each year. These growth rings are called circuli, and the gaps … because they are easy to collect and store. For some fish species, scales are difficult to age, and other fish species …
Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
… and parts of northern Africa. As a favourite angling species, brown trout have been widely introduced to other … and ecology of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Ireland. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) A brief description of the biology …
Pollan (Coregonus pollan)
… is endemic to Ireland, which means that it is a native species that is only found in Ireland, making it a very … the fish family Salmonidae, along with salmon, trout and char. The pollan ( Coregonus pollan ) is very closely related to the Arctic cisco ( Coregonus autumnalis ), which inhabits the …
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
… as a game fish when stocked into angling waters. The species is also widely cultivated for food by commercial … in Ireland are usually found in recreational put-and-take fisheries in small lakes that are sustained only by stocking … and ecology of sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta) in Ireland. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) A brief description of the …