Application of electricity to Freshwater fishery management and development in Ireland. Contents

by

C.J. McGrath
Inspector and Engineer, Fisheries Division
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ireland

T.J. Beausang
Technical Controller
Inland Fisheries Trust of Ireland

D.F. Murphy
Assistant Engineer, Fisheries Division
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ireland

and

P.J. Sharkey
Electronics Engineer
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ireland

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This paper was originally submitted to the EIFAC Working Party on Electric Fishing, which met in Biarritz, France, in 1965. It has been updated to take account of developments in that field since then.

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Contents

APPLICATION OF ELECTRICITY TO FRESHWATER FISHERY MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN IRELAND