Dr. Aine O'Connor - Freshwater Ecologist, National Parks and Wildlife Service

  The current status of the freshwater pearl mussel and future outlook for the species

Dr. Bernadette White - Catchments Manager, Western Region

  The Local Authority Waters Programme

Derek McLoughlin - Scientist New Agricultural Scheme, Pearl Mussel Project

  Pearl Mussel Project EIP

Verena Berard - MA candidate& GMIT RISE scholarship

  Environmentally friendly farming in the West of Ireland