Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (RMI)
The Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (RMI) is a citizen science project run by the Riverfly Partnership that enables trained volunteers to protect river water quality by monitoring eight pollution-sensitive invertebrates and complement the work carried out by statutory agency staff across the UK.
Riverfly Partnership
The Riverfly Partnership is a dynamic network of organisations, representing anglers, conservationists, entomologists, scientists, water course managers and relevant authorities, working together to: protect the water quality of our rivers; further the understanding of riverfly populations; and actively conserve riverfly habitats.
How to carry out a ‘kick sample’
Invertebrate identification help
Cased caddis
Caseless caddis
Mayfly - Ephemeridae
Olives - Baetidae
Blue-winged olive - Ephemerellidae
Flat-bodied - Heptageniidae
Stoneflies
Gammarus
Submitting your data
All Riverfly volunteers submit their data through a dedicated website called Cartographer. To be able to submit your data you’ll need to set yourself up with a login.
Please note that you can only submit data when you’ve attended and passed a certified Riverfly training day. If you are not a trained volunteer you can register for a cartographer account to view existing data.
