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Posted on July 12, 2015July 13, 2015

Ireland’s Dodgy Sea lamprey Mitigation?

Inland Fisheries Ireland’s talk delivered at ‪#‎fishpassage2015‬ was entitled “Dodgy barriers: conservation implications and mitigations for sea lamprey in Irish SAC’s“. This should have been entitled “Ireland’s dodgy sea lamprey…

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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 October 15, 2013March 20, 2014

Impacts of small-hydro on downstream moving lampreys

Small-scale hydropower is developing rapidly in many countries in response to policies of encouraging renewable energy and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. This rapid increase in the construction of hydroelectric…

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Posted on April 13, 2013April 16, 2017

Mulkear Life’s Lamprey Pass – where is the evidence that it works?

As part of the Mulkear Life project (www.MulkearLife.com), a  ramp pass was installed on a weir at Annacotty on the Lower River Mulkear for the purpose of allowing sea lampreys…

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