Pearl mussel project will bring €3.8m to Kerry

Farmers in South Kerry will be asked to help enhance the water quality in the Glencar and Blackwater areas, as part of a drive to conserve the freshwater pearl mussel.
Pearl mussel project will bring €3.8m to Kerry
Thu, 08 May, 2014 - 01:00
Stephen Cadogan

A new project aimed at conserving the mussel in the Caragh and Blackwater river catchments has been approved by the EU.

The Kerry LIFE+ project will be worth some €3.8 million to the region over five years, and will involve the creation of four or five jobs in a project office.

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Farming NewsPlace: South KerryPlace: GlencarPlace: BlackwaterPlace: CaraghPlace: Blackwater river catchmentsPlace: Co CorkPlace: Mullaghareirk MountainsPlace: West Limerick HillsPlace: Mount EaglePlace: Blackwater RiverPlace: Barna bogPerson: Joseph McCrohanPerson: DrPerson: Eileen O’RourkePerson: Pat O’DriscollOrganisation: Kerry FarmersOrganisation: EUOrganisation: department of Arts, Heritage and GaeltachtOrganisation: South Kerry Development PartnershipOrganisation: SKDPOrganisation: CoillteOrganisation: TeagascOrganisation: Department of AgricultureOrganisation: Forest ServiceOrganisation: UCCOrganisation: IRD Duhallow Ltd
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