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Interactions between seabirds and pollution in Irish waters
(2017-01)
Seabirds are abundant and ubiquitous globally. They suffer pressure from many contemporary threats such as fisheries, invasive species and pollution. This thesis focuses on two different types of pollution: plastic litter ...
Optimising growth and survival in Irish aquaculture of abalone and sea urchins
(2015-09)
Increased demand for abalone and sea urchins globally has resulted in increased production of these commercially important invertebrates in aquaculture. Transfer of aquaculture technology from established producing countries ...
An investigation into the effects of environmental variables on the early life history stages of fish, with special emphasis on the flatfish of the west of Ireland
(2012-10)
The temperate waters of the North-east Atlantic host a diverse marine ecosystem, and within that ecosystem fish are a valuable resource both in terms of ecosystem functioning and commercial exploitation. The West Coast of ...
Driven to distraction? Behavioural impacts of anthropogenic noise on the European hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) from individual to group level
(2019-05)
Human activities are altering the planet at an unprecedented scale and pace, ranging from effects on global systems such as climate and carbon cycles to localised but globally wide-spread exposure to anthropogenic pollution ...
Molecular ecology of white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in Ireland.
(2018-10)
The white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes, Lereboullet 1858) is a large freshwater invertebrate that has important functions in maintaining ecosystems. Historically, the species was broadly distributed across ...
Scale Growth Analysis of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar Linnaeus) Unlocking Environmental Histories
(2018-09)
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) populations have declined rapidly in recent years across all geographical ranges with populations becoming extinct within certain areas. Direct observation of the salmon’s life is difficult ...
Plaice on Irish and Scottish coasts: Contributions to the ecosystem-based management approach for pleuronectes platessa fisheries
(2013-09)
This study examines aspects of the early life history, growth and condition of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
populations in Irish and Scottish waters, using innovative modelling approaches, among other techniques, to ...
Biology and ecology of flatfish species on west of Ireland nursery grounds
(2011)
Commercial flatfish captured in demersal fisheries along the west coast of Ireland include quota species such as plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L), in addition to high value non-quota species, turbot (Psetta maxima L.) and ...
Gill disease in finfish aquaculture with emphasis on amoebic gill disease
(2017-08)
Gill disease is one of the most significant challenges facing global salmon aquaculture and in terms of economic impact; amoebic gill disease (AGD) caused by the free living protozoan Neoparamoeba perurans is perhaps the ...
Power-to-Gas Energy Storage and its Effects on reducing Emissions and improving Energy Security for Ireland
(2012-09)
The safeguarding of a reliable, environmental benign and economically meaningful energy supply is one of the key challenges Ireland is facing towards 2020 and beyond. The country is transforming its energy system from ...