The last of the River Shannon salmon?
These parr are naturally spawned salmon and I found these during an electrofishing survey in the Island River near Ballymoe, Co Galway in August 1998. This river is a tributary…
Category: Smolt mortality
Highlighting problems on the River Shannon for World Fish Migration Day
World Fish Migration Day is a particular relevant day for the River Shannon; a river with numerous fish passage issues – both due to the presence of the ESB’s dams…
Why are there no salmon in the upper Shannon ? : Reason 1
Why are there no salmon in the upper Shannon ? : Reason 1 Smolt Turbine mortality: The floods of May take the smolts away; delay and carnage at Ardnacrusha The smolt…
Old River Shannon Foundation 