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PearlMusselProjectFarmingfornatureinavibrantruraleconomy
• Liveinriverbedamongststablecobblesandgravel
• Onlyoccurinnearpris.neriversystems
• Filterfeeders–theyhelptokeepourriversclean
• Longlived-upto140yrsold!
• ComplexlifecycledependantonSalmonand/orTrout
• Underthreatofex.nc.oninIrelandandWesternEurope
• Juvenilemusselsareespeciallysensi.vetoenvironmental
condi.ons
• Ireland’spopula.onsareamongstthelargestremainingin
westernEurope
• MostIrishpopula.onsareatriskofex.nc.onunlessac.on
istaken
Top8FreshwaterPearlMusselCatchments
FreshwaterPearlMussel–KeyFacts
Mainpressures• Highnutrientinputtoriversystems• Highsedimentinputtoriversystems• Landdrainageresul.nginalteredriverflow• Livestockaccesscancausetramplingandnutrientinputs
Possiblesolu7onsü Fencingandmaintenanceofbufferzonesalongsideriversü Maintaining/restoringriversidehabitatü Drainmanagementü Useofdrinkingtroughsü Reducedstockingratesü Nutrientmanagementplanning
ThePearlMusselProjectisanEIP(EuropeanInnova.onPartnership)LocallyLedSchemebeingadministeredbyPearlMusselProjectLtd.TheProjectisfundedbytheDept.ofAgriculture,FoodandtheMarineaspartofIreland'sRuralDevelopmentProgramme2014-2020(Ar.cle35(1)ofCommissionRegula.on(EU)1305/2013).
FarmingandFreshwaterPearlMusselThePearlMusselProjectisalocallyled,innova.ve,results-basedscheme.Itprovidesfarmersineightcatchmentstheopportunitytoberewardedfordeliveringenvironmentalbenefits.Thisisanaddi.onalpaymentopportunity,wherethebeiertheenvironmentalachievement,thehigherthe
paymentforthefarmer.