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Burrishoole Catchment

Burrishoole Catchment & Research Facility

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Burrishoole Catchment & Research Facility Newport, Ireland
AQUARIUS_Burrishoole Catchment & Research Facility

Infrastructure Profile

Infrastructure Provider

Location

Newport, Co. Mayo, Ireland, Eircode: F28 PF65

Organisation & Address

Marine Institute, Newport, Co. Mayo, F28 PF65

Infrastructure Webpage 

Visit Website

Link to Infrastructure Schedules (if applicable)

NA

Normal Area of Operation

Area of relevance would lie within the Newport Clew Bay area of west Mayo, Ireland

Overview

Breakdown of Equipment Available

Access to the coastal Clew Bay, tidal Lough Furnace and the freshwater Catchment

Services & Sensors Available

Fish count and biometric data (salmon, trout, eel, stickleback and a range of marine species)
 
Environmental aquatic and meteorological data
 
A range of field equipment for tracking fish, including PIT and Acoustic technology

Depth of Operation

50 m

Power Supply

Mains Power Supply

Dimensions & Weight

NA

Data Acquisition and Communication Systems

Project specific and whether its fish, tag or environmental data

Scientific and Technical Specifications

General Information

The Marine Institute’s Newport Facility forms one of the most effective natural laboratories for studying migratory fish in Europe. The facility has been in operation since 1955 and includes laboratories, a freshwater hatchery, fish rearing facilities, fish census trapping stations, a salmonid angling fishery and a monitored freshwater lake and river catchment. A range of cutting edge research is undertaken at the Newport Facility including genetics work across several species of salmon, sea trout, eel, sea bass, pollock and bluefin tuna, as well as research on catchment ecosystems and biodiversity events, climate change, oceanography and aquaculture.

Special Features

This is largely a wild fish (salmon, sea trout, arctic char, stickleback, European eel and widely migrating species such as tuna, basking shark, seabass) research facility based on Clew Bay and the Burrishoole river catchment. The facility itself is not available in the traditional sense that you might hire shiptime, for example.
Research proposals can be applied for to work on data being collected, and/or added value research to the species in question may be offered. Areas of interest include migrations, predations, fish production, genetics and the wider issues of ecosystems (freshwater, transitional and marine) and impacts of human activity and climate change. An emphasis is placed on stock conservation and restoration.
 
Archives include fish scales and otoliths, DNA, data and paleolimnological benthic cores.
 
Access to fish in the wild or in the rearing facilities must be in the company of core Marine Institute staff, so support for these activities must be included in any proposal.

Support offered to AQUARIUS users

Competent staff at all levels are available, including small boat skipper/crew, field and technical staff for fish tagging, collection of samples etc and staff competent with data or sample extraction from archives.
 
If a project is deemed to be staff heavy, the project may be requested to provide additional funding for additional staff support within the MI, subject to sanction by the Irish Government.

Infrastructure Availability and Contact Details

Year 2025

Depends on the research proposal

Year 2026

Depends on the research proposal

Year 2027

Depends on the research proposal

Contact email for applicants to discuss the initial feasibility of their work while they prepare their application

Please direct all queries to the AQUARIUS Coordination Office: aquarius[at]marine.ie

Certification and Clearance Requirements

Additional clearances/certification or documentation required for an area or type of activity

Projects involving research procedures on live animals must have HPRA approval before commencement.
 
Projects involving in-situ infrastructure must have relevant planning and environmental approvals before commencement.
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