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Tag Archives: Ardnacrusha

Is the ESB doing doing enough for silver eels on the River Shannon?

November 8, 2013by Dr. Will O'Connor 1 Comment

Is the ESB doing enough for silver eels on the Shannon or is their trap and transport exercise little more than another public relations stunt? They will do good to […]

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Ardnacrusha, European eel, Parteen weir

Poaching and illegal fishing on the Lower River Shannon

July 14, 2013by Dr. Will O'Connor Leave a comment

We  have had a number of reports in again regarding illegal fishing and netting on the Castleconnell Fishery recently. On one day one angler told me that he saw five […]

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Ardnacrusha, Illegal fishing

The failure of the Ardnacrusha fish-lift

July 14, 2013by Dr. Will O'Connor Leave a comment

The fish pass at Ardnacrusha is a Borland type vertical fish-lift. The bottom chamber and the vertical shaft are built in an area which was left for a 6th turbine […]

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Ardnacrusha, Atlantic salmon, Fish passage, Shannon scheme

Why are there no salmon in the upper Shannon? : Reason 3

April 28, 2013by Dr. Will O'Connor 5 Comments

One of the main problems facing salmon in the River Shannon after the Shannon scheme was opened was that the main flow of water was now coming out of the […]

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Ardnacrusha, Atlantic salmon, Fish passage, Parteen weir

The Shannon scheme – a one way journey for Salmon

April 27, 2013by Dr. Will O'Connor 1 Comment

The fish pass at Ardnacrusha of the Lower River Shannon lets very few salmon upstream, but for those salmon that find their way through the fish-lock and into the upper […]

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Ardnacrusha, Fish passage, Parteen weir

Why are there no salmon in the upper Shannon ? : Reason 1

April 27, 2013by Dr. Will O'Connor 5 Comments

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 […]

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Ardnacrusha, Atlantic salmon, Fish passage, Smolt mortality

What was the greatest ecological disaster in Ireland?

April 14, 2013by Dr. Will O'Connor Leave a comment

Ian D Rotherham recently published book ‘The Lost Fens: England’s Greatest Ecological Disaster‘ is highly recommended. A recent review in the ‘Independent’ can be found here. Very few parts of […]

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Recent Posts

  • The last of the River Shannon salmon?
  • Let’s get salmon back to the upper River Shannon
  • World Fish Migration Day 2018, Ormston House, Limerick
  • Call to disband failed “Shannon Fishery Partnership”
  • New boom but no further progress with elver trap
  • World Rivers Day 2017
  • Pepper’s Ghost
  • Limerick Navigation Conference
  • Should canoeing be regulated on our Natura 2000 rivers?
  • Highlighting problems on the River Shannon for World Fish Migration Day
  • Destruction of alluvial forest by Shannon Rowing Club
  • Study shows dramatic impact of ESB dams on salmon
  • We need to start managing the Lower Shannon sustainably
  • Calls for ESB to drop water levels in Carrigadrohid Reservoir
  • Flooding on Lower Shannon, December 2015