About The Ferox Project
IBIS project - A partnership between the Loughs Agency, Queen's University Belfast, and the University of Glasgow, supported by the EU's INTERREG IVA Prgm
The Ferox Project Description
IBIS project - A partnership between the Loughs Agency, Queen's University Belfast, and the University of Glasgow, supported by the EU's INTERREG IVA Programme, managed by the SEUPB.
We are delivering across four outcomes - research, training, knowledge transfer and capacity building - that are critical to the improvement and sustainability of aquatic resources management in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The Ferox Project
Although there is a long history between man and ferox, we still know very little about these iconic fish.
Their elusive nature within a lake and the specialised techniques required to catch them are two of the main reasons for such a lack of information. Pioneering work by Ron Campbell and the Ferox 85 group and organisations such as the Queens University Belfast have elevated the status of ferox and helped intensify the debate whether ferox are genetically distinct from other brown trout or are simply large brown trout which have adopted a piscivorous lifestyle and reach large dimensions.
The aim of this project is to increase our understanding of ferox trout by combining the knowledge and skills of angler and scientist alike.
By sharing photographs of ferox caught from lochs and loughs in Scotland and Ireland we can build up a better picture of ferox trout populations.
Scale packets can also be posted to
The Ferox Project
The Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment
Rowardennan
Drymen
Glasgow
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