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Category: Lampreys

Posted on August 11, 2013December 11, 2014

Is anyone really protecting lampreys in Ireland?

There are no fisheries for lamprey in Ireland, yet the state inland fisheries agency – Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) – has responsibility for protecting the three Irish lamprey species. However,…

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Posted on August 3, 2013January 18, 2014

Major instream works without Appropriate Assessment

The removal of Ballyclough Weir during the sea lamprey spawning season, and without Appropriate Assessment, is a serious matter Mulkear Life posted on their website at the end of July…

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Posted on June 27, 2013March 17, 2016

Lamprey passage at crump weirs

River lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis is listed under Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive. River lampreys cannot pass crump weirs. It is of concern that these crump weirs are being installed on…

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Posted on June 1, 2013January 15, 2014

Mulkear Life’s lamprey pass – where is the evidence that it works?

As part of the Mulkear Life project, a ramp pass was installed on a weir at Annacotty on the Lower River Mulkear for the purpose of allowing sea lampreys to…

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