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Category: Brook lamprey

Posted on September 26, 2017November 9, 2017

Introduction to lampreys and issues they face in Ireland

Three species of lamprey occur in Ireland; the brook lamprey Lampetra planeri, the river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis and the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus. The lampreys (family Petromyzonidae) belong to a…

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Posted on March 20, 2016March 29, 2017

Brook lampreys nest building, March 2016

We recorded this brook lamprey nest-building activity on a tributary of the Lower River Shannon on the 19th March 2016. Brook lampreys are the smallest of the three Irish lamprey species. This is…

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Posted on August 18, 2014January 31, 2015

Instream enhancement works in Ireland – what about lampreys?

After decades spent destroying thousands of kilometres of river channels in Ireland, the Office of Public Works (OPW) has recently embarked on a river enhancement programme. This programme is being undertaken…

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Posted on April 10, 2014June 12, 2015

Brook lampreys spawning in the River Maine

Spawning survey We took these photos and videos of brook lampreys Lampetra planeri spawning in the River Maine catchment, Co Kerry, during early April 2014. This work was undertaken as part…

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Posted on April 2, 2014April 3, 2014

Brook lampreys spawning

The following is a photo and video gallery of Brook lampreys Lampetra planeri spawning in a small tributary of Lough Derg in the River Shannon catchment, Ireland. These photos were…

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Posted on February 16, 2014December 1, 2014

Further comment on Mulkear LIFE’s ‘lamprey pass’

Although Mulkear Life have claimed to have designed a pass suitable for lampreys on the River Mulkear, they have not produced any conclusive scientific evidence that this pass provides any significant…

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