The River Teign SAP Consultation Document
This is the River Teign Salmon Action Plan Consultation document produced by the Environment Agency in 2003. The report pays attention on the external consultation of the River Teign Salmon Action Plan (SAP). This approach to salmon management within the England and Wales introduces the concept of river-specific Conservation Limits as a method of assessing the status of the salmon stock. The River Teign Salmon Action Plan follows the format of those completed for the Rivers Torridge, Taw and Dart. It is the fourth of eight action plans that will be produced for salmon rivers within the Devon Area Fisheries, Recreation and Biodiversity Team. The River Teign SAP contains a description of the river catchment and highlights particular features that are relevant to the salmon population and the associated fishery. The Teign salmon stock is currently failing to meet its conservation limit. This failure is largely attributed to the reduction in the survival rate during the marine phase of the salmon life cycle. This is likely to constrain stocks to lower levels than have existed historically. Still further catch controls may contribute to a reduction in exploitation rates and allow stocks to recover to meet their conservation limit. Other important actions include the continuation of habitat improvement works which aim to maximise spawning habitat utilisation, spawning success, and juvenile survival and production.
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Format: | monograph biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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Environment Agency
2003
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Subjects: | Fisheries, Limnology, Management, England, Exeter, River Teign, Inland waters, Freshwater fish, Migratory species, Salmon Action Plan, Fish catch statistics, Fishery data, Fishery management, Fishery regulations, Nature conservation, Water quality, Spawning targets, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/27384 |
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