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 … Angling Development which aims to ensure that Ireland’s fish stocks and angling infrastructure are protected and … and advises the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, …
Habitats Directive Project
… legislation dealing with the conservation of threatened species and habitats across the European Union. This Directive lists a range of animals, … reports, we produce species reports at the end of each 6-year Habitats Directive reporting cycle; these reports are …
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 … Arctic char is now one of the rarest and most vulnerable fish species in Ireland. In Ireland, Arctic char are only …
Marine Recreational Fishery in Ireland | IMREC
… more than 150,000 people participate in the activity each year, contributing a significant amount to our tourism and … A community of European scientists This work is about fisheries conservation for everyone's benefit. It is required … states collect, manage and use data to advise fisheries management policy. Engaging with people To collect relevant …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Water Framework Directive Fish Monitoring Programme
… Water Framework Directive Fish Monitoring Programme … Water Framework Directive Fish Monitoring Programme …
New publication highlights Irish species at risk of extinction
… from organisations across the island including Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the National Parks & Wildlife … the production of Red Lists using standardised categories and criteria for classifying species at high risk … to download from the NPWS website at: http://www.npws.ie/publications/redlists/ The Red Lists are developed on an …
Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
… sea. Because they die after spawning once (a semelparous species), this means that pink salmon populations typically have a two-year life cycle for migration and spawning: pink salmon born … years. Stockings introduced to support commercial fisheries in northwest Russia have established populations in …
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 …