Rare and Lesser Known Fish Webinar- GFW

The webinar on 'Rare and Lesser Known Fish Species' from Go Fishing Week 2021 features Dr Tara Gallagher and Nicola O’Gorman from Research and Development at Inland Fisheries Ireland give a fascinating talk on some of Ireland’s rare and lesser-known fish species.

They give an overview of Ireland’s rare fish species including lamprey, twaite shad, pollan and Arctic char. The talk provides some interesting facts about these amazing species including where they occur in Ireland, their habitat preferences, lifecycles and their conservation status. There is also a recorded Q&A at the end.

Inland Fisheries Ireland is a statutory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communication (DECC) and was established under the Fisheries Act on 1st July 2010. Its principal function is the protection and conservation of the inland fisheries resource. Inland Fisheries Ireland promotes supports, facilitates and advises the Minister on the conservation, protection, management, development and improvement of inland fisheries, including sea angling. Inland Fisheries Ireland also develops policy and national strategies relating to inland fisheries and sea angling and advises the Minister on same.