Inland Fisheries Ireland carries out applied fisheries research to assess the conservation status of Ireland's fish species, to monitor fisheries stocks in inland and coastal waters and to explore environmental issues that have an impact on fish and their habitats.

The Research Division also provides scientific advice to our parent department, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

Eel Monitoring Programme | EMP

Eel Monitoring Programme | EMP

Scientific Eel Fishery

Scientific Eel Fishery

National Salmonid Index Catchment | Erriff

National Salmonid Index Catchment | Erriff

National Salmon Scale Project

National Salmon Scale Project

Red Data Book Species

Red Data Book Species

Climate Change Mitigation Research Programme | CCMRP

The CCMRP aims to assess the impact of climatic change on Ireland’s fish species and habitats, with the ultimate goal of bridging knowledge gaps and building capacity for mitigation strategies.

Ferox Trout Study on Lough Corrib and Lough Mask

Ferox Trout Study on Lough Corrib and Lough Mask

Habitats Directive Project

Habitats Directive Project

Technical Expert Group on Salmon | TEGOS

Technical Expert Group on Salmon | TEGOS