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Citation: Vickers, K.U. 1974 Occurrence of the smelt Osmerus eperlanus (L.) in the estuary of the Foyle. Irish Naturalists' Journal 18: 24


Number of Pages: 1

Volume Part: 1

Keywords: Estuary, Fauna, Fish, Lough Foyle, Marine Inlet, Pisces

Abstract: A short note on a probable spawning population of smelt, Osmerus eperlanus, in the Foyle estuary, Northern Ireland. Previous to the findings of smelt on the screens at the Coolkaragh Power station, this species had only previously been reported in Ireland from the Shannon.