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 … of climate change. Sadly, recent Inland Fisheries Ireland research shows an overall decline in this species. This …
Kyne Commits funding for continued removal of Waterweed from Lough Corrib
… from Lough Corrib Inland Fisheries Ireland commences new Research Project into the invasive plant Thursday, 20th … responsibility for the legislation covering Alien Invasive Species (AIS), and in particular liaison as regards species … (73,500m2) of the Lough over a five month period this year in four sites which contained dense strands. These sites …
Habitats Directive Project
… legislation dealing with the conservation of threatened species and habitats across the European Union. This … reports, we produce species reports at the end of each 6-year Habitats Directive reporting cycle; these reports are … Tagging & Telemetry Lakes Rivers Threatened species Lampreys Shads Pollan Atlantic salmon Related Projects Red …
New publication highlights Irish species at risk of extinction
… Thursday 6th October 2011 New publication highlights Irish species at risk of extinction 06 October 2011 New publication … 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 …
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 … have become isolated from other char populations as this species' range contracted northwards after the end of the …
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 …
Proposed conservation byelaw prohibiting angling for Arctic Char
… Proposed conservation byelaw prohibiting angling for Arctic Char This public consultation closed on 16 November 2022 … the Arctic Char The Arctic Char is a glacial relict fish species, native to Ireland, which is currently classified in …
Research theme: Fish ageing techniques
… Fish ageing is a fundamental element of fisheries research and provides scientists with lots of valuable … 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 …
Red Data Book Species
… in Ireland that lists our rare, endangered and threatened species. This is done under the direction of the … fish species of interest to the Red Data Book team are Arctic char and smelt. Arctic char The Arctic char is listed as …
No 194 Andrius Bikelis
Published on 6 Feb 2017Ferox 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 Lough Corrib and Lough …