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
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