‘Fish pass’ gives new lease of life to ailing lamprey

A BREAKTHROUGH has been achieved in the battle to save one of Ireland’s protected fish species, the sea lamprey.

This follows EU Mulkear Life project confirming “dramatic results” in relation to a device it has deployed along the river designed to deliver sea lamprey to its spawning grounds.

Ruairí Ó Conchúir, the MulkearLife project manager, said the fish pass has proven to be a “groundbreaking success and we would hope it would lead to the stabilisation and enhancement of sea lamprey population across Ireland”.