WITH temperatures rising and so too the May fly, anglers on Lough Derg are being encouraged to profile their catches and help establish a scientific database on native fish stocks.
The Lough Derg Anglers’ Association is one of the multi-stakeholders in the Native Fish Biodiversity Project, a study designed to more fully identify and describe the native fish biodiversity of the lower River Shannon system.
The project is a collaborative effort involving volunteers, two universities and statutory agencies and the collection of trout DNA samples is a key aspect to the project…..The Clare Champion…03/04/12…read full article..
http://www.clarechampion.ie/loughderganglersurgedtoprofilecatches
