Went & Kennedy (1976) and Maitland and Campbell (1992).
Freshwater fish
In 2010, as part of the initiative to review the State of Knowledge on Ireland’s Biological Diversity the National Biodiversity Data Centre produced an inventory of sources of biodiversity data. The inventory was developed by inviting recognised national experts to identify the state of knowledge.
Irish checklist
Number of species of freshwater fish
29
Primary sources of distribution data
- Water Framework Directive Database
- National Database of freshwater fish in Irish rivers (Inland Fisheries Ireland)
- Database of freshwater fish in Irish lakes* (Inland Fisheries Ireland)
- Eel Database (Inland Fisheries Ireland)
- Sea Trout Database (Inland Fisheries Ireland)
- National Salmon Tagging Database (Inland Fisheries Ireland)
- Ireland’s Specimen Fish Database (Inland Fisheries Ireland)
- Database held by the Irish Char Conservation Group*
- Databases held by Irish angling groups
National conservation assessment
- Article 17 reporting – 8 species listed in EU Habitats Directive: National Parks and Wildlife Service, 2019. The status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. NPWS, Department of the Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
- Article 17 reporting – 8 species listed in EU Habitats Directive: National Parks and Wildlife Service, 2019. The status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. NPWS, Department of the Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin.
- King, J.L., Marnell, F., Kingston, N., Rosell, R., Boylan, P., Caffrey, J.M., FitzPatrick, Ú., Gargan, P.G., Kelly, F.L., O’Grady, M.F., Poole, R., Roche, W.K., Cassidy, D., 2011 Ireland Red List No. 5: Fish, amphibians and reptiles. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.
Monitoring or repeat surveys in place
- Water Framework Directive Fish Monitoring Programme (IFI)
- National Lamprey Monitoring Programme 2003 – 2010 (IFI)
- National Monitoring Programme for Arctic Char (IFI)
- National Eel Monitoring Programme (IFI have responsibility for the programme but the Marine Institute and other organisations are inputting data)