Selected Research & Consultancy

HIFI staff have a wide experience of fisheries research and consultancy, covering inland fisheries management, policy and planning, institutional development, development of management strategies, stock assessment and fisheries biology, technical and conservation regulations, social and community issues, economic policy and trade development.

London Gateway port construction: monitoring of Stanford Wharf Nature Reserve (Site A) utilisation by fish. Environment Agency (2010-2013)

Ageing of coarse fish. Environment Agency (2003-2013)

Impact of run-of-river hydro-schemes upon fish populations. Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum For Environmental Research (2010-2012)

DynaLearn - engaging and informed tools for learning conceptual system knowledge. European Commission FP7 (2009-2012)

Guidelines for stocking of fish within designated natural heritage sites. Scottish Natural Heritage (2011)

Impact of alien species in Central Asia and the Caucasus – development of management guidelines. UN FAO (2010-2011)

Flow and temperature controls on fish community structure and dynamics in UK rivers. NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (2008-2011)

The role of food availability during critical life-stages in determination of the survival and growth of underyearling coarse fish. Environment Agency (2008-2011)

Impacts of flood alleviation works on the fish populations of the River Don in Sheffield. Environment Agency (2010)

Defining environmental risk assessment criteria for genetically-modified fishes to be placed on the EU market. European Food Safety Authority (2009-2010)

Development of a monitoring programme to assess the use of fish as bioaccumulative indicators in the rivers Frome, Soar, Wharfe and Derwent. Environment Agency (2009-2010)

 

Facilitating the application of output from research and case studies on ecological responses to hydro-morphological degradation and rehabilitation (FORECASTER). EU IWRM-net (2008-2010)

Juvenile fish surveys on the River Thames. Environment Agency (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Run-of-river hydropower schemes in Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Shawater Ltd (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Impacts of habitat alteration on the fish populations of the rivers Loxley and Rivelin, South Yorkshire. Environment Agency (2009, 2010)

Impacts of a reservoir compensation release scheme on the fish populations of a tributary of the River Aire, Yorkshire. British Waterways (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

Food availability to bittern at Broomfleet Ponds, Wigan Flashes and Far Ings Nature Reserve. RSPB (2009)

Water Resources monitoring programme in the East Riding area of Yorkshire. Environment Agency (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Fisheries monitoring programme in the East Riding area of Yorkshire. Environment Agency (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Impacts of reservoir compensation release schemes on the fish populations of four tributaries of the rivers Don and Calder, Yorkshire. Environment Agency (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)

Investigation into the distribution and abundance of coarse fish populations in stillwaters in the Isle of Man. Isle of Man Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (2008)

River Trent – feasibility study into improved river connectivity through flap gates. Environment Agency (2008)

Impacts of reducing hands-off flow restrictions on abstraction on the fish populations of the River Penk. Environment Agency (2008)

Investigation into fisheries issues on the River Ancholme. Environment Agency (2008)

Improvement and spatial extension of the European fish index (EFI+). European Commission FP6 (2007-2008)

Environmental impacts of alien species in aquaculture (IMPASSE). European Commission FP6 (2006-2008)

Humber eel management issues: barriers and stocking. Environment Agency (2007)

Condition assessment of Atlantic salmon in Dartmoor SAC rivers. Environment Agency (2007)

River Ancholme fisheries action plan. Environment Agency (2007)

Catchment management plan for the River Hull. East Yorkshire Chalk Rivers Trust (2007)

New education and decision support model for active behaviour in sustainable development based on innovative web services and qualitative reasoning (NATURNET-REDIME). European Commission FP6 (2004-2007)

Dispersal of stocked coarse fish in rivers. Environment Agency (2004-2007)

Fish movements during flood events. Environment Agency (2004-2007)

Lower Lea Valley Olympic development proposals: invertebrate, macrophyte and fish surveys. Capita Symonds Ltd (2006)

Impacts of an extreme storm event on the 0+ fish populations of a recovering industrialised river. Environment Agency (2006)  

Impacts of river rehabilitation on the fish and macrophyte populations of an agricultural stream. Environment Agency (2006)

Scoping and determining the risks from trout introductions to the conservation status of SAC/SPA stillwaters. English Nature (2006)

Hybridisation between stocked brown trout and wild Atlantic salmon. English Nature (2006)

Feasibility of re-establishment of migratory salmonids in the River Mersey catchment. Environment Agency (2005-2006)

Impact of the introduction of Leucaspius delineatus into the UK. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2003-2006)

Adaptive variation in natural populations of a freshwater fish with marked genetic structuring, the bullhead, Cottus gobio. Natural Environment Research Council (2003-2006)

Shad monitoring and assessment of conservation condition in the Wye, Usk and Tywi SACs. Countryside Council for Wales (2005, 2006)

Development, valuation and implementation of a standardised fish-based assessment method for the ecological status of European rivers (FAME). European Commission FP5 (2002-2005)

The brook, river and sea lamprey populations of the Wye and Usk Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). Countryside Council for Wales (2005)

Investigation into the Northumbria area's wild trout and grayling resources and opportunities. Environment Agency (2004)

Lamprey ammocoete and transformer surveys in the Yorkshire Ouse and Derwent catchments. Environment Agency (2004)

Interpreting scale features during the ageing of cultured fish originating from Calverton Fish Farm. Environment Agency (2004)

Feasibility of connecting backwaters and floodplain gravel pits to the River Great Ouse. Environment Agency (2004)

Triploid trout in native trout waters.Environment Agency (2004)

Development of a predictive system, to assess the ecological status of lakes and large rivers in Ecoregion 18, based on the fish species present. Environment Agency (2004)

Flow and level criteria for coarse fish and conservation species: Phase 1. Environment Agency (2004)

Fisheries Science training programme. Environment Agency (2003-present)

Juvenile fish population surveys in the East Riding area of Yorkshire. Environment Agency (2004)

Stocktaking of the World Bank/FAO Lake Victoria Fisheries Management Project. World Bank/FAO (2003)

Development of protocols and guidelines for stocking of fish in England and Wales. Environment Agency (2003-2004)

Dynamics of larval and 0+ juvenile fish populations in lowland rivers. Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) (2000-2004)

Impacts of water injection dredging (WID) on fish populations. British Waterways (2001-2004)

Species identification and hybridisation in Carassius carassius. Environment Agency (2003)

New approaches for the improvement of inland capture fishery statistics in the Mekong Basin. FAO (2002)

Strategic export study for promotion of Nile perch from Uganda. EU Delegation Uganda (2002)

A standardised survey and monitoring protocol for the assessment of salmon, bullhead, shad and lamprey populations in SAC rivers in the UK. English Nature, LIFE in UK Rivers (2002)

Conservation strategy for Ladigesocypris ghigii on the island of Rhodes, Greece. EU DG XI (Environment) LIFE project (1999-2002)

Appraisal of the impact of fisheries management on the conservation status of the Leven Canal, East Yorkshire. English Nature (1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002)

Fisheries management plan for Lake Victoria. European Union (1997-2002)

The effects of reedbed management and design on fish availability to bitterns. RSPB (1998-2001)

Conservation strategy for Anaecypris hispanica, the most endangered freshwater fish species in Portugal. EU LIFE Programme in collaboration with University of Lisbon (1997-2000)

A study to assess primary and secondary production in the River Trent and their role in food availability and growth of 0+ cyprinids. Environment Agency (1999)

Environmental and sanitary issues associated with fish stock enhancement in fresh waters. EU DGXI (1999)

Impact of reconstruction of Velindre Bridge on the fisheries of the River Afan. Aspinalls Ltd (1999)

Review of factors constraining coarse fish populations in lowland rivers. Environment Agency (1997-1998)

Guidelines for the routine collection of capture fishery data. FAO (1998)

Sea trout monitoring programme: independent evaluation. Marine Institute, Dublin (1997)

River Hull headwaters project. Halcrow/Environment Agency (1997)

Review of water abstraction licence for River Taw, Devon. South West Water (1997)

Stocking strategies for the enhancement of freshwater fisheries in the face of developing countries constraints. FAO (1997)

Impact of fish-eating birds on inland fish populations. MAFF & DoE (1995-1998)

Integrated aquatic resources development plan for the Baro Akobo watersheds in Ethiopia. ULG/Ethiopia Government (1995)

Re-introduction of salmon into the rivers Trent and Dove. National Rivers Authority (1995)

Rehabilitation of floodplain fisheries. FAO (1994-1995)

Feasibility study on the upstream migration of salmon past Holme sluices on the River Trent, Nottingham. National Rivers Authority (1995)

Impact of quarrying on Yorkshire Dales rivers. Aquatic Biological Services/Tilcon quarrying (1995)

Renewal of Exebridge and Newbridge abstraction licences on fisheries in the Rivers Exe and Taw. South West Water Services Ltd (1995)

Rehabilitation of the inland fisheries sector in Romania. Overseas Development Administration (1994-ongoing)

The evaluation and development of electric fishing gears and sampling strategies for the assessment of fish stocks in large waterbodies. National Rivers Authority (1991-1994)

Fishing with electricity and its application to population ecology. Environment Agency, National Rivers Authority, Humberside County Council and Water Research Centre (1985-present)

Wimbleball Reservoir pumped storage scheme. Watson Hawkesly/South West Water (1992)

Aquaculture development strategy for the Philippines. EC/ADCCP (1992-1995)

Factors constraining coarse fish populations in lowland rivers. National Rivers Authority (1992-1994)

River Ouse augmentation scheme. National Rivers Authority/Halcrow and Partners (1992)

Fisheries conservation in relation to proposals for EwasoNgiroRiver developments, Kenya. Kenya Power Company/Knight Piesold & Partners (1991-1992)

Impact of the River Ouse flow augmentation scheme on the recreational fisheries. Anglers Cooperative Association (1991)

Development of cold water fisheries in Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. FAO (1991)

Development of a Fisheries Department and a BSc in Fisheries at Moi University, Kenya. FAO (1990-1991)

Qinghai Lake development project, China. FAO (1990)