Sixty years of failure at Parteen Salmon Hatchery
The ESB salmon hatchery at Parteen weir is open 60 years this year and over that time it has released c.30 million juvenile salmon into the River Shannon. However, runs…
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Parteen Weir: commentary and images
Here are some aerial photos and a video of Parteen Regulating Weir taken during July 2015. The headrace canal which transfers abstracted water to Ardnacrusha Hydroelectric Station is also featured.…
We need to change the management of Parteen fish pass
We want the fish pass at Parteen weir to be opened immediately and left open 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Passage of ‘wild’ fish upstream has to…
