Fish impingement on Northern Ireland coastal power stations (September 1989-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1989 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Four sites including Belfast Lough (2), Larne Lough and Lough Foyle |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts |
| Instruments | Pelagic trawl nets |
| Description | |
| Summary | Northern Ireland has four power stations, all of which are situated on the coast. As a wider programme of estuarine and coastal classification, fish catches at the filter screens of the power stations are examined on a regular basis. Fish are sampled over a 24 hour period each month, individuals identified, weighed and measured. From published information on age/length ratios of commercial species, estimates are made of the loss of adult fish from the local populations due to the activities of the power station. |
| Originators | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
| References | Moorehead, P.W., and Service, M. (1992) Capture of fish on screens of power stations in Northern Ireland., Irish Naturalists' Journal, Vol 24(1): 3-8. |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Freedom of Information Officer |
| Address | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
| Telephone | 02890 546677 |
| ehs-foi@doeni.gov.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1073009 |
| Global identifier | 810 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
