Wrasse
… wrecks and other types of rough ground. They also like to inhabit weedy habitat, such as kelpy areas and seagrass … They have distinctive thick lips, which most species use to eat hard-shelled animals, such as mollusc and crustaceans, … in Irish waters, and anglers may catch several species off Ireland's coast: Ballan wrasse ( Labrus bergylta ) The ballan …
Deep Sea Fish Farm Development in Galway Bay Bay
… has been a particular concern. Many of the sites chosen to locate salmon farms were in shallow bays, close to river mouths where existing wild sea trout and salmon … proposal are set out below. Submission by Inland Fisheries Ireland on the Environmental Impact Statement for a Deep Sea …
Grey mullet | Thick-lipped, Thin-lipped & Golden
… grey mullet. The three species, which look very similar to each other, all have strong, streamlined, silvery bodies … found in estuaries and brackish waters, where they like to graze on algae and gulp up detritus from the sea floor to … lesser-known species and is not as frequently caught in Ireland compared with the other grey mullet. It can be …
Projects
… have been instrumental in creating projects we are proud to showcase. We hope you enjoy these clips from some of the … fish pass The weir at Castletown acted as a barrier to fish passage on the River Nore in Co. Laois. With funding … a document that lists projects funded by Inland Fisheries Ireland over recent years. Completed Conservation and …
Angler patrol
… Garavogue River in Co. Sligo. The team had also planned to undertake a boat patrol of Lough Arrow later that evening to check whether any boat anglers on the lake that evening … into the management of salmon. Salmon abundance in Ireland is declining from historical levels and it is more …