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Why Freshwater Eels Are the Ultimate Catchment Witnesses to Ecological Impact
They live longer than most humans. They know their home catchment better than any sensor ever could. And when the time comes, they embark on thousand-kilometre journeys they'll never return from. Meet the freshwater eels: among the most remarkable species in our rivers, and living archives of everything that's flowed through. A Life Measured in Decades, Not Years While most freshwater fish live a handful of years, freshwater eels operate on an entirely different timescale. Ne
Apr 105 min read
Helping Close the Detection Gap
AquaWatch continuous water quality monitoring comes to the Munster Blackwater In February 2026, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre published its independent report into the largest recorded fish kill in Irish history. More than 40,000 fish died across a 30km stretch of the Munster Blackwater in August 2025. The suspected cause, an unidentified waterborne irritant, had dissipated before it could be measured. The investigation found nothing conclusive. No source.
Apr 72 min read
Do you know what your highway outfalls are doing during a storm?
Most teams can model and predict how their drainage systems will convey water during rainfall events. What is much harder to evidence is the environmental impact of those events in real time. During rainfall, drainage systems do exactly what they are designed to do. They move water off road surfaces quickly and safely. In doing so, they can also deliver short, concentrated pulses of accumulated pollutants into receiving waters. These pulses can peak and pass within a couple
Mar 314 min read
Community Analysis and Interpretation as a Service
Building Bridges from Data - How shared catchment evidence enables councils, utilities, and communities to act together Across New Zealand and the UK, councils and utilities are investing heavily in cleaner water outcomes. The constraint is rarely ambition or intent. It is alignment. Catchments are complex systems with multiple stakeholders, pressures from numerous activities, and shared expectations that water will be protected. Communities hold deep local knowledge. Counci
Jan 294 min read
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