Campaign For The Protection Of Welsh Fisheries

2/2/12: Publications: Newsletter and latest on live fish movement regs (see Publications tab). Circle hooks notes

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Not such a great year I’m afraid guys. Not a bad result on the Clwyd, but both the Conwy and the Seiont struggled. We did not get the conditions we had last year and the angler effort seems to reflect that. I will add some more detailed analysis later.

Here are the figures:

 
River Clwyd
River Conwy
River Seiont

Salmon
69
6
2

Sea [...]

We thank you all for your continued support throughout another year and wish you all the very best for the coming year with the hope of many tight lines and continued anticipation of the days to come. We will continue to work towards gathering  evidence of the damage being caused to our fisheries as a [...]

EU sounds alarm for threatened freshwater species

Polish nature reserve: Europe’s rivers are home to many threatened species
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Many of Europe’s freshwater fish and molluscs are now threatened species, a new EU study shows.

The European Commission called [...]

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Members of the Dolgarrog Angling club found and reported to the Environment Agency an illegal net set across the the river by poachers. Having sought more details and clarification of wheat happened, I received the following reply from a prominent and reliable member of  THE CONWY VALLEY FISHERIES & CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION.

” You asked about the [...]

The following is a copy of the follow up article about the stolen nets, taken from the “NORTH WALES WEEKLY NEWS” to whom we are grateful.
Poaching in River Conwy is rife according to local fisherman
Jul 14 2011 by Mari Jones, North Wales Weekly News

POACHING salmon in the River Conwy is rife, according to local anglers, [...]

As you can see from the article below, copied with gratitude from the North Wales Weekly News today (7th July), 1200 yards of nets have been stolen from a boat in Conwy. Apparently this is not unusual at this time of year as the poachers need nets to get on with their illegal netting of [...]

The Angling Trust, has launched a new web site for anglers to record sightings of cormorants, goosanders and mergansers throughout the UK: www.cormorantwatch.org The new site is easy to use and will gather vital data to help persuade government of the need for action to protect fisheries.

The Angling Trust succeeded in persuading the Fisheries Minister [...]

Please find attached below the EA Fish Stocks Summary documents for North Wales. They provide a summary overiew of the estimated fish stocks for each catchment in North Wales. The documents provide an important insight in terms of how the Environment Agency assess, make decisions and plan for the future of our fisheries.

As always we [...]

NIGEL MILNER SHOWING DYFED JONES HOW TO READ THE SCALES FROM A SEA TROUT DYFED HAD CAUGHT THE PREVIOUS SEASON

The day was organised by the North Wales Environment Agency’s Fisheries Technical Team in partnership with Welsh Water. The stated objective of the day, was to focus on “fishing in sustainable habitats as a theme and [...]

Well worth a look. We hope to expand the content so any contributions will be gratefully accepted.

The following item has been forwarded by Wynne Griffiths, the secretary of Ogmore Angling Association, and provides a graphic example of why the EAW needs more funding. The Campaign’s sole objective it, by all means possible, to try to ensure adequate protection of our fisheries, which means, among other things, having a sufficiently funded enforcement [...]

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