Ardnacrusha – Old River Shannon Trust

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

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… Read more “Is the ESB doing doing enough for silver eels on the River Shannon?”

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… Read more “Poaching and illegal fishing on the Lower River Shannon”

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… Read more “The failure of the Ardnacrusha fish-lift”

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… Read more “Why are there no salmon in the upper Shannon? : Reason 3”

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… Read more “The Shannon scheme – a one way journey for Salmon”

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… Read more “Why are there no salmon in the upper Shannon ? : Reason 1”

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… Read more “What was the greatest ecological disaster in Ireland?”