List of aquatic biology, ecology or aquaculture projects, undertake=
n by
third or fourth year students supervised by Dr. Bill Crowe
April 94: B.Sc. Honours Degree in Environmental Science and Technology =
;
1. Michelle Montgomery: Effect of Diet on Lipid Levels of Commerci=
ally
Important Marine Shellfish Species.
May 94: National Diplomas in Pollution Assessment and Control (Year 3)
2. Sinead Costelloe: A popu=
lation
study of the Manila clam Tapes semidecussatus at Lissadell Bay,=
Co.
Sligo.
3. Rochenda Garland: &n=
bsp; (co=
nsidered
coliforms in clams and depuration rates)
4. &n=
bsp; Hillary Mc Guinness: The effect of fallowing=
/
harrowing on sediment quality under a salmon farm in Lettercallow Bay,
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Co. Galway.
5. Cathrina Kiernan: A comparative study of the qu=
ality
of Mussels in =
Ballisodare
Bay and Lisadell Strand.
April 95; =
B.Sc. Honours Degrees in Environmental Science and Technology =
; =
6. Margaret Cullagh: Analys=
is of
Estuarine Benthic Community Structure and Distribution along Pollution Grad=
ients,
and an in depth analysis of the effect of Environmental Conditions on the
Benthic-Dwelling Polychaete Nereis
diversicolor.
7. Sean Patrick Guider: =
; A
survey of the benthic fauna of Sligo Estuary with particular reference to a
dominant macrofaunal
species in the estuary; the bivalve Macoma balthica (Linnaeus).
May 95: National Diplomas in Pollution Assessment and Control (Year 3)
8. Shirley Brinson: &nb=
sp; Survey
of the Macro Fauna of a Freshwater Stream and assessment of its recovery af=
ter
a pollution incident.
9. Derek Conerney: Assessment
of the potential sites in the southwest shore of Ballysadare Bay for
potential production of
shellfish. (considered
especially the edible periwinkle Littorina littorea)
May 96: National Diplomas in Pollution Assessment and Control (Year 3)
10. Orla Farrell: Physical, Chemical and Microbiological Analysis of
Drinking Water and Water at Lough Analeteen Activity Centre, Co. Sligo.=
11. Jennifer Freyne: The Benthic Fauna of the Eastern Section of Lough Anelteen<=
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relation to the Environmental Conditions.
12. Nicola Hogan: =
A
Microbiological Assessment of Shellfish taken from Lissadell
Shellfishery, with subsequent Analysis on the water entering Lissadell Bay.=
13. =
; Peter
Mc Evoy: =
Aspects
of terrestrial Ecology at Loughanelteen.
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14. Sheila Mc Partland: The Benthic Fauna=
of
Lough Anelteen in relat=
ion to
the Environmental Conditions.
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nbsp; B.Sc. Honours Degrees in Environmental Science and Technology =
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15. Jean Gilligan; =
The
Morphology of sea-lice on farmed and wild salmon.
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16. Paul Lynch: &n=
bsp; The
Effects of Channel Restoration on the Water Quality and Fauna of Ash Lane
Stream.
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B.Sc. Honours Degree in Environmental Science and Technology =
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17. Damian Allen: Coliform bacteria distribution in the gut=
of Holothuria forskali, a Holothurian=
found
adjacent to a
County Council domestic waste disposal pipe at
Mullaghmore, County Sligo.
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sp; May
98 National D=
iploma
in Pollution Assessment and Control (Year 3)
April 1999: &=
nbsp; B.Sc. Honours Degree in Environmental Science and Technology =
;
19. Ben Browne: Investigation
into the Quality of Water and Incidence of Infection in a Lobster Holding
Facility from Mullaghmore Sea Farm Ltd., Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo.
May1999 : National Diploma in Pollution Assessment and Control (Year 3)
20. Simon Hahessy:
Assessment of the winter=
benthic
macrofauna productivity of a Lake at Lower Rosses point to assess the poten=
tial
worst carrying capacity of the lake for a year-round salmo=
nid
fishery.
April 2000: B.Sc. Honours Degree in Environmental Science and Technology
21. Connor O'Neill: An examination on=
the
water quality and microbial loading of a lobster holding facility at
Mullaghmore and clam hatchery at Lisdsadell Co. Sligo.
May 2000 : National Diploma in Pollution
Assessment and Control (Year 3)
22. &n=
bsp; Niall Cody: The Pollution Status =
of
Sligo Estuary.
23. &n=
bsp; Oliver Harte: A microbial assessment of the Manila Clam Tapes semidecussatus<=
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style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> and the Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis taken from Lissadel=
l Bay,
Co. Sligo, with subsequent analysis on shellfish growth and condition.
24. &n=
bsp; Liisa Pietikainen: Tidal Effects =
on
Nutrient and chlorophyll levels in Drumcliff Bay, Lissadell Strand related =
to
bivalve feeding and growth.