For more than 100 years Lough Corrib's brown trout numbers have been supplemented through the work of local anglers. This is an extract from Kevin Prunty's book, Incubating the Trout, which is based on the oldest hatchery in the world

Along with water quality improvements, there is a massive role for active restoration of habitats in rivers and lakes too

A combined, community-wide approach at Lough Carra will hopefully show how collaborative conservation actions can be successful

More weather extremes can impact water levels and water qualithy but traditional threats to water quality remain. For instance, 34 towns and villages released raw sewage into the environment every day in 2020