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Investigations of Conservation Fish species in 2001

Summary Report and Recommendations

Central Fisheries Board
James J King, PhD

February, 2002.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. METHODS

3. RESULTS

3.1. Shad Investigations
3.1.1. Beach seine netting surveys
3.1.2. Baseline survey in Cork Harbour
3.1.3. Sampling at ESB Campile
3.1.4. Angling for adult twaite shad and liaison with anglers
3.1.5. Shad information and assistance required
3.1.6. Liaison with commercial fishermen
3.1.7. Liaison with Irish Specimen Fish Committee
3.1.8. Selective sampling on Leane for juvenile Killarney shad

3.2 Lamprey investigations
3.2.1. Examination by boat of main channels for extent and distribution of sea lamprey spawning effort
3.2.2. Fyke netting in estuarine and riverine areas for upstream-migrating river lamprey in late autumn

3.3. Smelt investigations

3.3.1. Beach seine netting surveys

4. OVERVIEW

5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

6. CFB PERSONNEL

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