We need your help with invasive species

rsheehan

When invasive species become established they cause significant damage to freshwater ecosystems, fish populations and to the economies that depend upon them. Next to habitat loss, invasive species are considered the greatest threat to native biodiversity.

Anglers play a vital role in protecting the native and unique fish stocks and waterways on the island of Ireland. The Institute of Technology, Sligo is looking for anglers to take a short online questionnaire called “Angling and invasive species”. The following link is to the questionnaire which can be completed anonymously. It should take no more than 8 minutes and your views would be greatly appreciated.

Tight lines

Link to survey form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pTevuKo4yH4143sp7liOA_hoKLuveojBCJ1MCzJrUJM/viewform

SeaFields

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MrFrisp

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viper123

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fishook

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bonzer79

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ch750536

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jkchambers

rsheehan wrote: »

When invasive species become established they cause significant damage to freshwater ecosystems, fish populations and to the economies that depend upon them. Next to habitat loss, invasive species are considered the greatest threat to native biodiversity.

Anglers play a vital role in protecting the native and unique fish stocks and waterways on the island of Ireland. The Institute of Technology, Sligo is looking for anglers to take a short online questionnaire called “Angling and invasive species”. The following link is to the questionnaire which can be completed anonymously. It should take no more than 8 minutes and your views would be greatly appreciated.

Tight lines

Link to survey form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pTevuKo4yH4143sp7liOA_hoKLuveojBCJ1MCzJrUJM/viewform

I dont see your survey up on a number of angling website message boards. I will post a link to this on 5 or 6 of them

zacmorris

done!

rsheehan

jkchambers wrote: »

I dont see your survey up on a number of angling website message boards. I will post a link to this on 5 or 6 of them

Thanks jkchambers.

Yesterday was the first day of it going live. I will be posting it to a number of forums in the coming days. All help is greatly appreciated.

Rory

jkchambers

rsheehan wrote: »

Thanks jkchambers.

Yesterday was the first day of it going live. I will be posting it to a number of forums in the coming days. All help is greatly appreciated.

Rory

I posted it to
angling-in-Ireland
fishingtalkireland
irelandscoarsefishing
prebait

rsheehan

jkchambers wrote: »

I posted it to
angling-in-Ireland
fishingtalkireland
irelandscoarsefishing
prebait

Thanks again jkchambers.

The survey will be live over the summer and it will take a number of months for me to work over the results and produce a report. When I have this done I will make sure to post a link to this and some of my findings back here.

Regards
Rory

thekevin4540

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Bizzum

Hi OP, indeed invasives pose a huge threat to angling. Have you had any input from Ireland's foremost expert on the subject Joe Cafferey in IFI Swords?

Super-Rush

Why are Chub on the list?

rsheehan

Bizzum wrote: »

Hi OP, indeed invasives pose a huge threat to angling. Have you had any input from Ireland's foremost expert on the subject Joe Cafferey in IFI Swords?

Hi Bizzum.

As IFI are the agency in the republic responsible for the control and prevention of freshwater invasive species they were consulted during the design of the survey.

The survey is part of my postgraduate studies at IT Sligo and was constructed and designed by me.

Super-Rush wrote: »

Why are Chub on the list?

Hi Super-Rush

I will answer your question in a PM so as to avoid biasing the survey results.

Regards

Rory

Super-Rush

rsheehan wrote: »

Hi Bizzum.

As IFI are the agency in the republic responsible for the control and prevention of freshwater invasive species they were consulted during the design of the survey.

The survey is part of my postgraduate studies at IT Sligo and was constructed and designed by me.



Hi Super-Rush

I will answer your question in a PM so as to avoid biasing the survey results.

Regards

Rory

Its a pretty straightforward question to be honest.

Why are Chub on the list when Roach, Dace and Carp are left out?

rsheehan

Super-Rush wrote: »

Its a pretty straightforward question to be honest.

Why are Chub on the list when Roach, Dace and Carp are left out?

Hi Super-Rush

I have replied to your previous question in a PM.

As I have stated I do not wish to discuss any specifics of the survey in a public forum while it is active. This is in an effort to prevent biasing of the results. It would be unprofessional and inappropriate for the survey administrator to discus specifics questions in a place where someone who has yet to complete the survey could read it.

I will be happy to reply to your questions on the public forum when the survey is concluded. Until that time I apologize that I can only reply to you by PM.

Regards

Rory

bayliner

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danbrosnan

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downwiththatsor

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Surprised Himalyan Balsam was not on the list, it has spread down the River Maine in Kerry since i was a boy, now widespread and tall in July / August http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Invasive-species-list/himalayan-balsam.html

jkchambers

Are you getting a reasonable number of replies from the various message boards ?

cuddlycavies

DONE

rsheehan

downwiththatsor wrote: »

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Surprised Himalyan Balsam was not on the list, it has spread down the River Maine in Kerry since i was a boy, now widespread and tall in July / August http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/Invasive-species-list/himalayan-balsam.html

Hi downwiththatsor

Thanks for the point. I will PM you reasoning behind this.

Rory

jkchambers wrote: »

Are you getting a reasonable number of replies from the various message boards ?

Hi jkchambers

I am getting an excellent response to the survey. I would like to thank everyone on boards.ie that has helped me out with it so far as I have had a very good response from here.

I have targeted internet forums here in Ireland and across the water in England Wales Scotland so far. I have had help with what forums to contact and have had the survey link reposted to other forums by the kindness of some of the boards.ie users who I would sincerely like to thank.

Anyone else that has not taken the survey and is interested, here is the link again; https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pTevuKo4yH4143sp7liOA_hoKLuveojBCJ1MCzJrUJM/viewform

Regards
Rory

rsheehan

Hi all

I will be closing my survey shortly and beginning the data analysis phase of the project. I would like to thank all the anglers on boards that took the survey and helped out.

There is still time for anyone that hasn't completed the form to do so if they wish, just follow the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pTevuKo4yH4143sp7liOA_hoKLuveojBCJ1MCzJrUJM/viewform

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Rory

vibes23

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decdon

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