HERE - Inland Fisheries Ireland

Shannon International River Basin District Rivers Report 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................3
2. STUDY AREA....................................................................................................................................5
3. METHODS .........................................................................................................................................8
4. RESULTS .........................................................................................................................................10
4.1 Wadeable hand-set sites ............................................................................................................10
4.1.1 The Ballyfinboy River...........................................................................................................10
4.1.2 The Bilboa River ..................................................................................................................14
4.1.3 The Broadford River.............................................................................................................18
4.1.4 The Caher River ...................................................................................................................21
4.1.5 The Dead River ....................................................................................................................24
4.1.6 The Glendine River (Clare)..................................................................................................27
4.1.7 The Moyree River.................................................................................................................30
4.1.8 The Newport River ...............................................................................................................33
4.1.9 The Owvane River (Limerick) ..............................................................................................36
4.1.10 The Owveg River (Kerry) ...................................................................................................40
4.1.11 The Tyshe River (Ardfert)...................................................................................................43
4.2 Boat sites.....................................................................................................................................46
4.2.1 The Creegh River .................................................................................................................46
4.2.2 The Feorish River (Ballyfarnon)..........................................................................................49
4.2.3 The River Fergus..................................................................................................................51
4.2.4 The Nenagh River.................................................................................................................54
4.2.5 The River Shannon (Ballyleague Bridge).............................................................................57
4.3 Community structure ................................................................................................................61
4.3.1 Species richness and composition........................................................................................61
4.3.2 Species abundance and distribution.....................................................................................62
4.3.3 Age and growth of brown trout and salmon.........................................................................77
4.3.3 Age and growth of brown trout and salmon.........................................................................78
5. DISCUSSION ...................................................................................................................................80
6. REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................83
APPENDICES......................................................................................................................................85
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