Research theme: Tagging and telemetry
… to study the lives and habits both of highly mobile fish species that migrate long distances (e.g. blue shark) and of … which tend to live all their lives in one area (e.g. brown trout). The migratory habits of the tagged fish are … geographically distinct populations are mixing with each other. This information is particularly important in our …
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 in … the coast, moving in and out with the tides and visiting other estuaries and rivers. After returning to rivers, sea …
Marine Recreational Fishery in Ireland | IMREC
… much they release. Focusing on the most important angling species The IMREC is designed to examine the recreational … species, including cod, pollack, bass, sharks and other highly migratory fishes. A community of European scientists This work is about fisheries conservation …
Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
… The brown trout is native to Ireland, and its native geographic … and parts of northern Africa. As a favourite angling species, brown trout have been widely introduced to other temperate parts of the world. They are the most …
Research theme: Citizen science
… caught a tagged bass? Have you caught an adult salmon or trout? Have you seen any lamprey spawning activity? Have you … This information helps us to learn more about key angling species and makes our information better for you as an … lucky enough to catch an adult Atlantic salmon, sea trout, brown trout or ferox trout, we'd love to hear from you! You …
Habitats Directive Project
… legislation dealing with the conservation of threatened species and habitats across the European Union. This Directive lists a range of animals, … or require too great a distance to jump. A range of other pressures also negatively impact the distribution and …
Research theme: Fish ageing techniques
… because they are easy to collect and store. For some fish species, scales are difficult to age, and other fish species have no scales at all, so bones from the … collect fish scales samples for bass, Atlantic salmon, brown trout, ferox trout and sea trout. See our Citizen …
Ferox trout (Salmo ferox)
… found in large, deep lakes throughout the native range of brown trout in Ireland and Britain. Ferox trout are large, … trout that are behaviourally and genetically distinct from other wild brown trout stocks in the lakes in which they are … of fish prey, and they have been known to switch between species, for example, in Lough Corrib, where they switched …
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 … in the fish family Salmonidae, along with salmon, trout and char. The pollan ( Coregonus pollan ) is very … ecology of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in Ireland. Brown trout (Salmo trutta) A brief description of the biology …
Research theme: Electrofishing
… damaging or, “non-destructive” way of catching fish than other methods. If we are interested in a particular species of fish and need to learn more, we can target certain … broken and appears to bubble or boil. If we want to find brown trout, they are most often in the deeper flowing …
Water Framework Directive Fish Monitoring Programme
… Water Framework Directive Fish Monitoring Programme … Water Framework Directive Fish Monitoring Programme …