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Lower River Suir SAC 002137 ISSN 2009-4086 National Parks and Wildlife Service Conservation Objectives Series Lower River Suir SAC 002137 28 Mar 2017 Version 1 Page 1 of 35 National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Web: www.npws.ie E-mail: [email protected] Citation: NPWS (2017) Conservation Objectives: Lower River Suir SAC 002137. Version 1. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Series Editor: Rebecca Jeffrey ISSN 2009-4086 28 Mar 2017 Version 1 Page 2 of 35 Introduction The overall aim of the Habitats Directive is to maintain or restore the favourable conservation status of habitats and species of community interest. These habitats and species are listed in the Habitats and Birds Directives and Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas are designated to afford protection to the most vulnerable of them. These two designations are collectively known as the Natura 2000 network. European and national legislation places a collective obligation on Ireland and its citizens to maintain habitats and species in the Natura 2000 network at favourable conservation condition. The Government and its agencies are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of regulations that will ensure the ecological integrity of these sites. A site-specific conservation objective aims to define favourable conservation condition for a particular habitat or species at that site. The maintenance of habitats and species within Natura 2000 sites at favourable conservation condition will contribute to the overall maintenance of favourable conservation status of those habitats and species at a national level. Favourable conservation status of a habitat is achieved when: • its natural range, and area it covers within that range, are stable or increasing, and • the specific structure and functions which are necessary for its long-term maintenance exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future, and • the conservation status of its typical species is favourable. The favourable conservation status of a species is achieved when: • population dynamics data on the species concerned indicate that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its natural habitats, and • the natural range of the species is neither being reduced nor is likely to be reduced for the foreseeable future, and • there is, and will probably continue to be, a sufficiently large habitat to maintain its populations on a long-term basis. Notes/Guidelines: 1. The targets given in these conservation objectives are based on best available information at the time of writing. As more information becomes available, targets for attributes may change. These will be updated periodically, as necessary. 2. An appropriate assessment based on these conservation objectives will remain valid even if the targets are subsequently updated, providing they were the most recent objectives available when the assessment was carried out. It is essential that the date and version are included when objectives are cited. 3. Assessments cannot consider an attribute in isolation from the others listed for that habitat or species, or for other habitats and species listed for that site. A plan or project with an apparently small impact on one attribute may have a significant impact on another. 4. Please note that the maps included in this document do not necessarily show the entire extent of the habitats and species for which the site is listed. This should be borne in mind when appropriate assessments are being carried out. 5. When using these objectives, it is essential that the relevant backing/supporting documents are consulted, particularly where instructed in the targets or notes for a particular attribute. 28 Mar 2017 Version 1 Page 3 of 35 Qualifying Interests * indicates a priority habitat under the Habitats Directive 002137 Lower River Suir SAC 1029 Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera 1092 White-clawed Crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes 1095 Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus 1096 Brook Lamprey Lampetra planeri 1099 River Lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis 1103 Twaite Shad Alosa fallax fallax 1106 Salmon Salmo salar 1330 Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) 1355 Otter Lutra lutra 1410 Mediterranean salt meadows (Juncetalia maritimi) 3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels 91A0 Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles 91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)* 91J0 Taxus baccata woods of the British Isles* Please note that this SAC is adjacent to River Barrow and River Nore SAC (002162). See map 2. The conservation objectives for this site should be used in conjunction with those for the adjacent site as appropriate. 28 Mar 2017 Version 1 Page 4 of 35 Supporting documents, relevant reports & publications Supporting documents, NPWS reports and publications are available for download from: www.npws.ie/Publications NPWS Documents Year : 1998 Title : Conservation management of the white-clawed crayfish, Austropotamobius pallipes Author : Reynolds, J.D. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 1 Year : 2006 Title : Otter survey of Ireland 2004/2005 Author : Bailey, M.; Rochford, J. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 23 Year : 2006 Title : Initiation of a monitoring program for the freshwater pearl mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera, in the Clodiagh River (Suir) Author : Ross, E. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2007 Title : A survey of juvenile lamprey populations in the Corrib and Suir catchments Author : O'Connor, W. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 26 Year : 2007 Title : Supporting documentation for the Habitats Directive Conservation Status Assessment - backing documents. Article 17 forms and supporting maps Author : NPWS Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2008 Title : National survey of native woodlands 2003-2008 Author : Perrin, P.M.; Martin, J.; Barron, S.; O'Neill, F.H.; McNutt, K.E.; Delaney, A. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2009 Title : Saltmarsh monitoring project 2007-2008 Author : McCorry, M.; Ryle, T. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2009 Title : NS II freshwater pearl mussel sub-basin management plans: monitoring of the freshwater pearl mussel in the Clodiagh Author : Ross, E. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2009 Title : NS II freshwater pearl mussel sub-basin management plans: fisheries survey. Stage 1 report Author : Paul Johnston Associates Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2009 Title : NS II freshwater pearl mussel sub-basin management plans: report on biological monitoring of surface water quality in Clodiagh (Waterford) catchment Author : Morgan, G. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS 28 Mar 2017 Version 1 Page 5 of 35 Year : 2010 Title : A provisional inventory of ancient and long-established woodland in Ireland Author : Perrin, P.M.; Daly, O.H. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 46 Year : 2010 Title : A technical manual for monitoring white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in Irish lakes Author : Reynolds, J., O'Connor, W., O'Keeffe, C.; Lynn, D. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No.45 Year : 2010 Title : Second draft Clodiagh freshwater pearl mussel sub-basin management plan (2009-2015). March 2010 Author : NPWS Series : Unpublished document to the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government Year : 2010 Title : NS2 freshwater pearl mussel sub-basin management plans. Phytobenthos monitoring of the Clodiagh catchment, Co. Waterford (SERBD). June and July Author : Ní Chatháin, B. Series : Unpublished report to NPWS Year : 2012 Title : Lower River Shannon SAC (site code: 2165) Conservation objectives supporting document- Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho- Batrachion vegetation V1 Author : NPWS Series : Conservation objectives supporting document Year : 2013 Title : National otter survey of Ireland 2010/12 Author : Reid, N.; Hayden, B.; Lundy, M.G.; Pietravalle, S.; McDonald, R.A.; Montgomery, W.I. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 76 Year : 2013 Title : Irish semi-natural grasslands survey 2007-2012 Author : O'Neill, F.H.; Martin, J.R.; Devaney, F.M.; Perrin, P.M. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 78 Year : 2013 Title : Results of monitoring survey of old sessile oak woods and alluvial forests Author : O’Neill, F.H.; Barron, S.J. Series : Irish Wildlife Manual No. 71 Year : 2013 Title : Results of a monitoring survey of yew woodland Author : Cross, J.; Lynn, D. Series : Irish Wlidlife Manual No. 72 Year : 2013 Title : The status of EU protected habitats and species in Ireland. Volume 3. Species assessments Author : NPWS Series : Conservation assessments 28 Mar 2017 Version 1 Page 6 of 35 Year : 2016 Title : Ireland Red List No. 10: Vascular Plants Author : Wyse Jackson, M.; FitzPatrick, Ú.; Cole, E.; Jebb, M.; McFerran, D.; Sheehy Skeffington, M.; Wright, M. Series : Ireland Red Lists series, NPWS Year : 2017 Title : Lower River Suir SAC (site code: 2137) Conservation objectives supporting document- coastal habitats V1 Author : NPWS Series : Conservation objectives supporting document Year : 2017 Title : Survey and condition assessment of the freshwater pearl mussel,
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