River Wyre salmon action plan December 2003
In 1996 a Strategy for the Management of Salmon in England and Wales was launched by the National Rivers Authority setting out objectives for the management of Salmon fisheries. These objectives are to be met through local Salmon Action Plans which are to be produced for each of the 68 principal sal...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/25195 2023-05-15T18:09:54+02:00 River Wyre salmon action plan December 2003 Environment Agency 2003 application/pdf 12 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25195 en eng Environment Agency North West South Preston, UK http://fba.org.uk http://hdl.handle.net/1834/25195 dis@fba.org.uk http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/8502 1256 2012-12-22 13:36:31 8502 Environment Agency, UK (Freshwater Biological Association) Ecology Fisheries Limnology England Wyre Catchment River fisheries Salmon fisheries Salmo salar Stock assessment Juveniles Fish catch statistics Fish eggs Habitat improvement monograph 2003 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:02:50Z In 1996 a Strategy for the Management of Salmon in England and Wales was launched by the National Rivers Authority setting out objectives for the management of Salmon fisheries. These objectives are to be met through local Salmon Action Plans which are to be produced for each of the 68 principal salmon rivers in England and Wales by December 2003.A consultation document was produced for the river Wyre and released publicly during October 2003. This document:• Determined an egg deposition figure of 1.27 million eggs which would allow maximum gain from the fisheries• Raised a number of issues which are though to limit existing salmon production.• Identified actions which may be undertaken by the Environment Agency and other bodies to improved stocks.The document looks at the issues in the consultation document and also highlights some important changes to historic egg deposition rates following furtheranalysis of the data.Some of the major issues addressed in the plan are:• Severe low flows on specific tributaries• Reduced juvenile production caused by insufficient habitat.• Changes in flow regime resulting in the wash out of gravels and redds.• The impact of man made structures preventing access to suitable spawning areas, and preventing the downstream distribution of spawning gravels. Environment Agency Archives North West Book Salmo salar IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications |
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In 1996 a Strategy for the Management of Salmon in England and Wales was launched by the National Rivers Authority setting out objectives for the management of Salmon fisheries. These objectives are to be met through local Salmon Action Plans which are to be produced for each of the 68 principal salmon rivers in England and Wales by December 2003.A consultation document was produced for the river Wyre and released publicly during October 2003. This document:• Determined an egg deposition figure of 1.27 million eggs which would allow maximum gain from the fisheries• Raised a number of issues which are though to limit existing salmon production.• Identified actions which may be undertaken by the Environment Agency and other bodies to improved stocks.The document looks at the issues in the consultation document and also highlights some important changes to historic egg deposition rates following furtheranalysis of the data.Some of the major issues addressed in the plan are:• Severe low flows on specific tributaries• Reduced juvenile production caused by insufficient habitat.• Changes in flow regime resulting in the wash out of gravels and redds.• The impact of man made structures preventing access to suitable spawning areas, and preventing the downstream distribution of spawning gravels. Environment Agency Archives North West |
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River Wyre salmon action plan December 2003 |
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River Wyre salmon action plan December 2003 |
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River Wyre salmon action plan December 2003 |
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dis@fba.org.uk http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/8502 1256 2012-12-22 13:36:31 8502 Environment Agency, UK (Freshwater Biological Association) |
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