Lune, Wyre & Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee 24th October, 1978

This is the report from the Lune, Wyre and Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 24th 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. Also covered is a brief note on the future water supplies for South West Cumbria, water resource development, cage rearing of salmon smolts in the River Leven and the report by the area fisheries officer on usage of Middleton hatchery. The section on the report by the area fisheries officer on fishing activities includes river conditions for salmon, sea trout, non-migratory trout, Char and coarse fish, and migratory fish movements at Haverthwaite on the River Leven, Broadraine and Forge Weir on the River Lune and Duddon Hall. Stocking numbers of brown trout and rainbow trout in various rivers are also added, as well as predator numbers for various rivers, pollution incidents and fish mortalities, biological work and Skerton Weir.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, Lune Catchment, Wyre Catchment, Fishery Advisory Committee, Inland waters, Rivers, River fisheries, Freshwater fish, Fishery management, Water management, Stocking, Hatcheries, Migratory fish, Predators, Mortality,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/27025
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