[1] It enters the sea at Kenmare Bay on the southern side of the Iveragh Peninsula.

[2] The fishing in the Kerry Blackwater is managed by IFI Macroom and the river receives a run of around 1500 salmon and grilse each year.

It also receives a good run of sea trout which pass through the river on their way to Logh Brin and its headwaters.

Other rare species which are protected by the SAC include the otter, freshwater pearl mussel, lesser horseshoe bat and Atlantic salmon.

The site is also recognised as being of conservation importance for birds, notably the peregrine falcon, merlin, red-billed chough and hen harrier.