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On this page you will find links to other WFD relevant publications, reports and resources

iFish

Fish Kills in Ireland – History, Current Status and Recovery, Matson, R. and Kelly, F.L. (2024),
IFISH: Fish and Habitats: Science and Management, Volume 3, 73pp. ISSN: 2565-6244 (online). Inland
Fisheries Ireland, 3044 Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Ireland. 

WFD EU Intercalibration

Northern Lake Fish Fauna Ecological Methods 2014 (Olin, M., Holmgren, K., Rask, M., Allen, M., Connor, L., Duguid, A., Duncan, W., Harrison, A., Hesthagen, T., Kelly, F., Kinnerback, Rosell, R. and Saksgard, R. Water Framework Directive Intercalibration Technical Report. JRC Technical Report. CLICK HERE

EC Decision on Intercalibration (Rivers, lakes and transitional waters) 2013 CLICK HERE

Intercalibration of fish assessments of ecological status in Northern lakes results from a pilot study

Publications on the EPA website

Investigation of the relationship between fish stocks, ecological quality ratings (Q-Values), environmental factors and degree of eutrophication [Synthesis Report]. EPA website

Investigation of the relationship between fish stocks, ecological quality ratings (Q-Values), environmental factors and degree of eutrophication [Final Report]. EPA website

WFD information leaflets

Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive leaflet

Scientific Papers

Champ, W.S.T., Kelly, F.L. and King, J.J. (2009) The Water Framework Directive: Using Fish as a Management tool. Biology and environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 109B, 191-206. CLICK HERE

Kelly, F.L., Harrison, A.J., Allen, M., Connor, L. and Rosell, R. (2012) Development and application of an ecological classification tool for fish in lakes in Ireland. Ecological Indicators, 18, 608-619. ABSTRACT

Harrison, T.D. and Kelly, F.L. (2013) Development of an estuarine multi-metric fish index and its application to Irish transitional waters. Ecological Indicators, 34, 494-506.  ABSTRACT

Lepage, M., Harrison, T., Breine, J., Cabral, H., Coates, S., Galván, C., García, P., Jager, Z., Kelly, F., Mosch, E.C., Pasquaud, Scholle, J., Iriarte, A. and Borja, A. (2016) An approach to intercalibrate ecological classification tools using Fish in transitional waters of the North East Atlantic.  Ecological Indicators, 67, 318-327. ABSTRACT