South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee 18th October, 1978

This is the report from the South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 18th October, 1978. It covers information on fisheries income and expenditure, the study of salmon propagation in England and Wales, work on the future programme of fisheries work and keep nets. Other sections include the report on the effects of Barnoldswick STW on Stock Beck and the River Ribble, information on the Leeds/Liverpool Canal transfer of mine water from Bickershaw Colliery and the future fishing policy of Worthington Reservoir. It also covers the report by the area fisheries officer on fishing activities including river conditions and fishing for salmon, sea trout, and coarse fish, and an update on Langcliffe hatchery. The report also looks at migratory fish movements at Waddow Weir, Winckley Hall and Locks Weir, stocking numbers of brown trout, rainbow trout and coarse fish in various rivers, pollution incidents and fish mortalities.The Fisheries Advisory Committee was part of the Regional Water Authorities, in this case the North West Water Authority. This preceded the Environment Agency which came into existence in 1996.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: North West Water Authority
Format: monograph biblioteca
Language:English
Published: North West Water Authority 1978
Subjects:Fisheries, Limnology, Management, England, South Lancashire, Fishery Advisory Committee, Inland waters, Rivers, River fisheries, Freshwater fish, Fishery management, Water quality, Fishery policies, Migratory fish, Stocking, Mortality,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/27023
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