Tipperary fish study: citizen science' helps land data on Lough Derg trout stocks, The Nationalist

The water quality of Lough Derg is poor but the lake still supports a healthy stock of trout, local anglers have been told. The comments came at a meeting to outline the findings of the Lough Derg Native Fish Biodiversity Project, which has been ongoing since 2006 when anglers noticed a fall in trout numbers. Joe O’Donoghue, chair of Lough Derg Anglers Association, which comprises 13 clubs, described the work as an “example of citizen science”, with anglers catching, photographing and measuring fish taken from the lake…
The Tipperary Star, 20/04/17. Read the full article ‘Tipperary fish study: citizen science’ helps land data on Lough Derg trout stocks‘.