Sea lamprey spawning survey 2016
We undertook a number of Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus spawning surveys during 2016 and some videos from these surveys are presented on this post. Sea Lamprey is the largest of…
River Lampreys spawning on Lower River Slaney
The following is a video of River Lampreys Lampetra fluviatilis and adult Minnows Phoxinus phoxinus (in their spawning colours) interacting on the Lower River Slaney at Scarawalsh during early May…
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…
Pacific Lamprey Return Upstream of Former Condit Dam Site
Pacific lamprey have been found above the former site of Condit Dam on the White Salmon River, signalling an important step forward in habitat restoration, lamprey conservation, and partnership in…
Earliest-known lamprey larva fossils unearthed in Inner Mongolia
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a description of fossilized lamprey larvae that date back to the Lower Cretaceous — at least 125 million years ago. They’re the oldest…
Pheromone sampler that detects the presence of lampreys
NIWA and Auckland Council freshwater scientists have developed a pheromone sampler that detects the presence of lamprey in freshwater, an important taonga species for Māori but now believed to be in…
Bandon Flood Scheme – Breach of Article 4 of WFD?
The River Bandon rises in the Shehy Mountains in west Co Cork, and then flows through Dunmanway, Bandon, and Innishannon before entering the sea at Kinsale Harbour. During the record rainfall and subsequent…
Lamprey surveys, Lower River Shannon, 2015
This post provides links to videos we posted to our YouTube channel this year of migratory lampreys spawning in the Lower River Shannon Special Area of Conservation. These are some…
