Welcome
Water is not a commercial product like any other but, rather, a heritage which must be protected, defended and treated as such (EU Water Framework Directive)
Welcome to the WFD Fish website – an online resource for information on fish monitoring for the Water Framework Directive (WFD) in Ireland.
The responsibility of monitoring fish for the WFD has been assigned to Inland Fisheries Ireland (previously the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards) with over 300 sites encompassing lakes, rivers and transitional waters (estuaries) being monitored throughout the country on a three year rolling programme.
Use the menus above and left to find out more about the WFD and fish, view the WFD fish map viewer, or to download reports on each survey.
LATEST NEWS
06 March 2025
Fish Stock Survey of Bawn Lough 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Carromore Lake 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Cavetown Lough 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Corglass Lough 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Derrybrick Lough 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Drumkeery Lough 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Garadice Lough 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Glen Lough 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Glencullin Lough 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Acoose 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Allua 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Anure 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Beagh 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Brin 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Caragh 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Derg 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Derravaragh 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Egish 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Fern 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Gill 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Scur 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Talt 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Tay 2023
Fish Stock Survey of Upper Lough Skeagh 2023
18 February 2025
Fish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 1 -NBIRBD Big River (Louth) Catchment
Fish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 2 – SERBD Colligan River Catchment
Fish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 3 – SHIRBD Creegh River Catchment Fish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 4 – NWIRBD Cullies River Catchment Fish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 5 – SHIRBD Doonbeg River CatchmentFish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 6 – SHIRBD Feale River Catchment
Fish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 7 – WRBD Glenamoy River Catchment
Fish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 8 – NWIRBD Swanlibar River Catchment
Fish in Rivers Factsheet: 2023 no. 9 – SERBD Slaney River Catchment
19 July 2024
Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive – Summary Report 2023
12 April 2024
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Macnean Upper, August 2022
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Macnean Lower, August 2022
Fish Stock Survey of Lickeen Lough, September 2022
Fish Stock Survey of Glasshouse Lake, September 2022
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Bridget, August 2022
Fish Stock Survey of Lough Barra, July 2022