Campaign For The Protection Of Welsh Fisheries

Lesley Griffiths AS/MS

Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd, Ynni a Materion Gwledig Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Bae Caerdydd • Cardiff Bay Caerdydd • Cardiff CF99 1SN Canolfan Cyswllt Cyntaf / First Point of Contact Centre: 0300 0604400 Gohebiaeth

.Lesley.Griffiths@llyw.cymru

Correspondence.

Lesley.Griffiths@gov.wales

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National Access Forum

05/11/19

This
paper is intended to provide clarity on the Welsh Government’s preferred direction
of travel for access to inland waters for recreation purposes. It provides some
recent background and context but is not intended to re-produce the detailed
history which has been comprehensively documented.

Background

Welsh
Government is considering the introduction of legislation to provide for wider
access to the […]

Venue: Skype Present: David Mee (NRW) Emma Keenan (NRW) Patrick Lindley (NRW) Peter Gough (NRW) Robert Vaughan (NRW) Steve Ormerod (Chair, NRW) Adrian Simpson (Countryside Alliance) for Rachel Evans Alan Winstone (Afonydd Cymru) Chris White (Campaign for the Protection of Welsh Fisheries; North Wales LFGs) Creighton Harvey (SW LFGs) Dylan Roberts (Game & Wildlife […]

Ruth,

I find it sad that we are both taking time to defend our positions, a reflection perhaps on the poor NRW relationship with one of its major stakeholders who are treated with contempt.  The anger and frustration of the angling community is a result of NRW being more concerned with a legal challenge from Wild […]

President Allan Cuthbert, 7 Norton Avenue, Prestatyn, Denbighshire, LL19 7NL Email: […]

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quote in “Fishing Wit” by Richard Benson:“Never doubt the environmental knowledge of a consistently successful fisherman. Always doubt the motives of a consistently argumentative environmental […]

Rich/Joel,

Further to yesterdays LFAG
meeting debate on FEB’s (note my title – other than Pike I don’t know of any
fish eating birds!).  As you will have noted there is overwhelming
frustration due to the procrastination on this subject.  NRW were quick
enough to impose restrictions on anglers in order to conserve fish stocks and
yet shy away from one […]

I raised the FEB issue at the Skype joint LFAG meeting yesterday pointing out the frustration about the delay in addressing FEB predation.  Dave Mee took part in this meeting and he explained the NRW/WG position which is basically they are scared of a legal challenge from ‘Wild Justice’ (Packham et al) so they need […]

Tan y Graig

Llanferres

Mold

Denbighshire CH7 5TG

mervyn.williams@btinternet.com

20th April 2020

Rt.Hon David Jones MP

Dear Mr. Jones

You will see from my address at the head of this letter
that I write to you as a one of your constituents. As such I’m copying Darren
Millar as my AM

As a conservationist concerned with pollution of water
courses from agricultural practices I have concerns that […]

All,

I hope you are all safe and well and not to depressed due to the lack of fishing opportunities. 

The fourth Fisheries Forum meeting was held via a Skype conference call on Thursday 9 April this is not a very friendly way to hold a meeting.  There were 22 people signed into the conference call but […]

All.Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but have just been informed by Emyr Lewis that Peter has just been told by N.R.W. that netting at Glandyfi on the river Dyfi will commence on the 1st of May. Netting by two nets a Mr Lewis and Gareth Jones.Peter has been told not to police […]

North
West Angling Trust Fisheries Consultative Council

part of the Angling Trust and AT North
West Freshwater Forum

6th
March 2020

Heidi Stone, EA Salmon Programme Manager Peter Gough, NRW Principal
Fisheries Adviser Cc

Sharon Kennedy, Environment
Manager Cumbria

David Hudson, EA
Environment Manager, Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Dr Alan Walker, Cefas Senior Scientific Offiicer

Mark Owen,
Angling Trust Head of Freshwater Paul Knight, S&TCUK Chief Executive
Officer Mark Bilsby, […]

Penyhil
Felindre Brecon Powys

LD3 0SU

25
February 2020

To:

Julian Bray, Head of Inland
Fisheries, WAG

Dear Sir,

Wye Salmon Association wish again
to register with the Welsh Assembly Government their concern over the
significant lack of NRW Fisheries resources.

We have on a number of occasions
recently, written to the WAG Environment Minister and NRW CEO & Chair highlighting
the plight of Atlantic Salmon in the River […]