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Thu 08 Aug 2009Fears for trout stocks as zebra mussels found in Lough Mask

ONE OF the last trout lakes in Ireland free from zebra mussels has at last been conquered by the invasive species.

The Western Regional Fisheries Board has confirmed the presence of the marine pest on the 22,000 acre Lough Mask in Co Mayo.