Reconnect

Reconnect Reconnect is an EPA-funded project. Our aim is to assess the extent & impact of obstacles such as weirs, sluices or culverts on Ireland's rivers.

02/10/2017

Check out this drone footage of a new IFI installed fishpass at Hannover weir on the Burren river, Carlow.

Huge thank you to Inland Fisheries Ireland for helping us survey fish upstream and downstream of weirs for the last two ...
31/07/2017

Huge thank you to Inland Fisheries Ireland for helping us survey fish upstream and downstream of weirs for the last two weeks. Check out the beautiful sea trout we caught downstream of the lowermost barrier on one of our study rivers

Ireland's River Obstacles app records are getting bigger everyday! A big thanks to everyone who has contributed so far. ...
31/05/2017

Ireland's River Obstacles app records are getting bigger everyday! A big thanks to everyone who has contributed so far. Keep up the good work! https://www.river-obstacles.org.uk/map/

04/04/2017
28/02/2017

Massive thank you to everyone that has submitted records so far, especially the individual that submitted a total of 8 records for the Bandon catchment today! Fantastic work!

06/02/2017

Here is the first issue of our newsletter! It introduces the Reconnect project, river obstacles and citizen science!http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/newsletter_one.pdf

Huge thank you to everyone who has helped record Irish river obstacles so far! We have a total of 56 citizen scientist r...
23/01/2017

Huge thank you to everyone who has helped record Irish river obstacles so far! We have a total of 56 citizen scientist records now in 14 different counties! Keep up the good work guys! Anybody interested in helping out you can download the river obstacles app from this page or here: http://www.river-obstacles.org.uk/

There are thousands of man made and natural obstacles in the rivers of the UK. Many of the man made obstacles perform important functions - for example dams, sluices, weirs and road culverts - but they can also cause problems such as restricting the movement of fish, damaging river banks and beds, a...

20/01/2017

All the way from the Sargasso Sea – this year’s glass eels have arrived into the Lower River Shannon in Limerick City! We recorded glass eels in kick samples taken during early January …

Delighted to see dam removal as one of the big five environmental wins of 2016! Let's hope this trend continues in 2017!
02/01/2017

Delighted to see dam removal as one of the big five environmental wins of 2016! Let's hope this trend continues in 2017!

Sure, it's been a tumultuous year for the planet. But here are some environmental achievements to celebrate: renewable energy, protected oceans, and deconstructed dams.

Huge thank you to everyone who has helped record Irish river obstacles so far! Keep up the good work guys! Anybody inter...
27/11/2016

Huge thank you to everyone who has helped record Irish river obstacles so far! Keep up the good work guys! Anybody interested in helping out you can download the river obstacles app from this page or here: http://www.river-obstacles.org.uk/

For anyone interested in learning more about the Reconnect project as a whole, check out this video by Waxwing Wildlife ...
24/11/2016

For anyone interested in learning more about the Reconnect project as a whole, check out this video by Waxwing Wildlife Productions! Thank you Stan for the amazing drone footage and for taking the time to interview us all and put this together.

This is an eight minute video of the UCD Reconnect project in its initial phase. UCD are recording and assessing man-made river barriers throughout Ireland.

Many thanks to the Irish Wildlife Trust for their support!
24/11/2016

Many thanks to the Irish Wildlife Trust for their support!

HELP required with a new project at University College Dublin (Reconnect) that is trying to create an inventory of barriers to fish migration (weirs, culverts, waterfalls, bridge aprons) in Irish rivers.

Locating these structures is no simple task so they are hoping to get help from Citizen Scientists. You can use the River Obstacles app (available here: http://www.river-obstacles.org.uk) to record any barriers you encounter. Your record submissions would be extremely valuable, so any help would be much appreciated by the project team!
Here are the links to our Facebook and Twitter:
https://www.facebook.com/ReconnectRivers/
https://twitter.com/Reconnect_News

Eels are fascinating creatures! Obstacles like weirs and perched culverts can seriously hinder their upstream migration ...
26/10/2016

Eels are fascinating creatures! Obstacles like weirs and perched culverts can seriously hinder their upstream migration in rivers. Be sure to download the river obstacles app to help us locate these structures!

Research shows mysterious migratory routes far more circuitous than thought

Thank you Salmon Watch Ireland for the lovely article!
06/10/2016

Thank you Salmon Watch Ireland for the lovely article!

Salmon Watch Ireland actively promotes the following study being carried out by UCD. The project is currently being undertaken at the Scho...

22/09/2016

Recent Publication on Ecosystem Services in Freshwaters: Hugh Feeley, Bruen, M., Bullock, C., Christie, M., Kelly, F., Remoundou, K., Siwicka, E. and Kelly-Quinn, M., 2016. ESManage Literature Review: Ecosystem Services in Freshwaters. EPA Research Report no. 187, Environmental Protection Agency, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/research/water/EPA_187_wrapped.pdf

11/08/2016

Unlike Florida, we don’t have to worry about a huge Nile crocodile turning up in our waters, but we are facing a threat from a range of non-native species

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