Freshwater Fish Identification on the Riverbank
Freshwater Fish Identification on the Riverbank
Natural History Live by Paul Coulson
There are roughly 50 fish that spend some of their lives living in freshwater in the British Isles, of these 41 are classed as native.
A lot of them look very similar and you need to be able to look for the sometimes subtle differences, they also have annoying habit of hybridising.
This talk will identify some of the main species and give a few hints and tips on what to look for when faced with a slippery specimen.
Paul is the Director of Operations at the Institute of Fisheries Management. He has worked with fish and fisheries all of his career and is also an avid angler, sometimes he even catches one or two
Useful links
Institute of Fisheries Management's Website: https://ifm.org.uk/
Literature
-Britain's Freshwater Fishes: https://www.nhbs.com/britains-freshwa...
-FSC Freshwater Fishes & Lamprey key: https://www.field-studies-council.org...
-Status of Crucian Carp paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
-Info on impact of fish on Newts: Some info on impact of fish on GCN http://newton.onesuffolk.net/assets/N...
-Guide to fish caught from shore-based methods in estuaries: https://www.zsl.org/sites/default/fil...
-Guide to Juvenile fish: https://www.nhbs.com/keys-to-larval-a...
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-Twitter: @IFMFish / ifmfish
-Facebook: Institute of Fisheries Management / fisheriesmanagement
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