Fishfact.co.uk

FISHFACT is a leading independent provider of fisheries consultancy and fisheries management services. We work throughout the UK and Ireland providing fisheries and aquatic ecology surveys, fisheries impact assessments, and Habitat Directive Assessments (Appropriate Assessment reporting) for projects affecting the aquatic environment and fish populations. Examples of projects we regularly advise on include proposed small and scale hydroelectric schemes, wind farms, and also infrastructure projects such as road schemes, water supply schemes, flood alleviation schemes, and waste water discharges.

We offer a range of fisheries and aquatic ecological consultancy services in the UK and Ireland.

We also provide specialist surveys of rare or protected aquatic species as part of research or monitoring programmes. We have undertaken research projects on species such as Atlantic salmon, European eel, Arctic charr, European smelt, and the three UK and Irish lamprey species.

River/brook lampreys (Lampetra spp.).

FISHFACT is able to offer a range of fisheries engineering solutions, including design of fish and eel passes, design of lamprey passes, fish screening advice and design, fish friendly pumps, and advice on underwater noise.  Our staff are all members of the Institute of Fisheries Management (MIFM), with senior staff also members of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental management (MCIEEM) and registered as Chartered Biologists (CBiol) and/or Chartered Environmentalists (CEnv).

We offer a range of fisheries and aquatic ecological consultancy services in the UK and Ireland.

Our specialist services include:

• Ecological and fisheries feasibility studies and assessments for SHEP schemes;
• Ecological and water quality assessment for proposed wind farms;
• Hydrology assessments and hydrology modelling;
• Fluvial geomorphology assessments;
• Article 6 Appropriate Assessment;
• Fisheries Habitat Appraisals;
• Fish Stock Assessments (including electrical fishing and netting surveys);
• Surveys of protected fish and other aquatic species;
• Fish Pass Design;
• Fisheries and aquatic ecological evaluations;
• Water quality surveys;
• Monitoring of Construction/Riparian Works for Impacts on Fisheries;
• Habitat Creation and Enhancement;
• Data analysis, modelling and GIS services.

We also carry out scientific research and development work and can offer expert services, such as expert witness and due diligence.

We also provide consultancy services in relation to marine and transitional waters.

We have extensive hydrology capabilities and can provide hydrological impact assessments and design compensation flows for small hydroelectric schemes and water abstraction schemes.  We also regularly provide waste assimilation capacity models for existing and proposed waste water discharge licensing.

FISHFACT is able to offer a range of fisheries engineering solutions, including design of fish and eel passes, design of lamprey passes, fish screening advice and design, fish friendly pumps, and advice on underwater noise.

We also provide surveys and assessments of river habitats, macroinvertebrate populations (including Freshwater pearl Mussel and White-clawed Crayfish), and aquatic plant communities (including protected plant communities and individual plant species). We also can provide terrestrial ecology  assessments, including bat surveys, terrestrial habitat surveys and bird surveys. For more on our terrestrial ecology abilities see the terrestrial ecology section of our main website.

If you are interested in further information on our company or you would like a consultant to contact you, please let us know your requirements by emailing us directly at  info@ecofact.ie.