Fish Stock Survey of Transitional Waters in the Eastern River Basin District 2020 – Avoca Estuary
This report presents fish capture data collected during Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) surveys of transitional waterbodies. This report focuses on the survey which was conducted within the Avoca estuary on the east coast of Ireland. It was conducted primarily to designate an ecological status based on fish populations, as per the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC). The populations of species of angling and conservation importance are also discussed.
A number of fish sampling methods were used to ensure that a range of habitat types were sampled, thus making it likely that all fish species present in the estuary were captured. Across the survey, a total of 13 species and 222 individual fish were captured. Current data was also compared to previous surveys in 2008, 2010, 2015, and 2018 to assess how fish populations have changed in the intervening years.
Topics: Transitional Waters 2020 |