Environment Agency - 2009 RFERAC Devon Fisheries Report
Enforcement
There have been several seizures of illegal fishing
equipment on the Axe, Otter and Sid
catchments. These included a small stop net set in
a back water on the estuary at high tide to prevent
fish moving back into the main channel as the
water receded. It was aimed most probably at
mullet where the poachers’ intention was to spear
the fish with bow and arrow. A net was set across
the River Axe by poachers who were apprehended
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Environment Agency - 2009 RFERAC Cornwall Fisheries Report
Enforcement
We've had a number of high profile enforcement
successes, several of which have led to
widespread media coverage. In June, a
Wadebridge man was found guilty of the illegal
capture of a salmon from the River Camel. A
fishmonger was also found guilty of the illegal
purchase and sale of the same fish.
In July, three men were found guilty of setting
illegal gill nets between Rock and Polzeath. In
August, a Padstow man was found guilty of setting
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THIS YEAR The Wheelyboat Trust turns 25 years old and what better way to celebrate than
with our busiest year so far with 16 new Wheelyboats due to be launched on waters
throughout the UK and Ireland. Three have already been delivered (Lake Windermere,
Eyebrook Trout Fishery and Lough Carrigavantra) with two more for Upper Tamar
Lake and Rudyard Lake currently at our boatbuilder’s. Other projects include Blithfield
Reservoir, Grafham Water, Bewl Water, Hull’s East Park Lake, Rollesby Broad,
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UPDATE FROM THE ANGLING TRUST & FISH LEGAL
More than 60 of our members travelled from all over the country to attend the historic first AGMs of the
Angling Trust and Fish Legal at Stoneleigh Park last weekend. Presentations by the Chairmen of each
organisation and by the joint Chief Executive were well received and there was a unanimous vote for
the nomination of the existing Board of Directors of AT and the Committee of Fish Legal, along with
the nomination of John Amery, David Kent, and Robert Dyer as new Directors of AT. Of more than 950
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Salmon farming and
wild fish just don't mix!
What is the problem?
There is overwhelming scientific consensus that salmon farms pose a threat to wild salmon and sea trout. Parasitic sea-lice from salmon farms can kill wild fish, particularly juveniles migrating to sea, while
farm escapees breed with wild adults, diluting natural gene pools.
Fish farms are struggling to control sea-lice problems. In Norway,
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English and Welsh rivers were colonised by sea trout at the end of the last Ice Age, and their descendents are the populations of brown trout and sea trout we know today (both Salmo trutta). Resident and migratory characteristics have developed within individual catchments, so that some fish now remain permanently
resident (brown trout), some always migrate (sea trout) and others can do either, depending on circumstances. It is believed that both genetics and environmental issues, such as habitat and available
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Many anglers voluntarily
choose to release salmon,
often as part of wider
conservation measures.
Numerous angling and
radio-tracking studies
have demonstrated high
survival rates and
successful spawning for
salmon released after
capture - up to 100%
under certain conditions.
However, the longer a fish
is out of water, or poorly
handled, the less chance
it has of survival.
So, to give your salmon
the best opportunity of
reaching the spawning
redds, handle with great
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***PRESS RELEASE***
New Casting Competition for the CLA Game Fair The 2012
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Reel life is the online magazine for anglers, filled with important and useful information for anglers for the fishing year ahead.
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