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The
Irish Sea supports many species of fish, including
the Basking Shark, the second largest species of fish
in the world. If you'd like to help with monitoring
basking sharks in the eastern Irish Sea contact Solway
Shark Watch at: www.communigate.co.uk/lakes/solwaysharkwatch/index.phtml.
(They also monitor whales, dolphins, and porpoises,
and not just in the Solway Firth!).
Sea
Trout, Atlantic Salmon and the rare Twaite Shad are species of fish
that feed in the Irish Sea but spawn in rivers. The Common Eel does
the opposite. It feeds in rivers but migrates through the Irish
Sea from and to its Atlantic spawning grounds in the Sargasso Sea,
to the west of Central America. All three species appear to be in
decline.
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