Pearl mussel plan will be worth €3.7m to south Kerry

A plan to help restore pearl mussel populations to south Kerry will be worth a reported €3.7m to the region.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2014 - 01:00

Donal Hickey

The KerryLife project will operate in two freshwater pearl mussel catchments from 2014-2019 and will set out to develop favourable conservation conditions in the Caragh and Blackwater river catchments.

The mussel can live to more than 100 years of age.

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Courts Place: South Kerry Place: Caragh Place: Blackwater river catchments Place: EU Place: Caragh and Blackwater catchments Organisation: KerryLife Organisation: Department of Arts, Heritage Organisation: Gaeltacht

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