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October 10th, 2003, 01:08 PM
http://www.ukrivers.net/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/3197581.stm
New bylaws to protect salmon the River Wye has seen a decline in the number
of salmon By-laws have been
introduced in an effort to halt the decline in salmon numbers in the River
Wye.
The aim of the measures is to reduce by about 20% the rate at which salmon
stocks are falling.
The by-laws, introduced after pressure from the Environment Agency, will
cause a delay to the start of the fishing season.
The measures also ban entirely the practice of fishing for salmon with
worm,prawn or shrimp.
Anglers will additionally be restricted to the method of spinning for salmon
during a certain part of the year.
together with Mandatory catch and release
The agency hopes that the by-laws will work alongside other measures
designed to increase salmon numbers, including work to improve access and
rehabilitate rearing areas along the upper Wye.
Anglers are being urged to release the fish they catch The measures mean
that the start of the salmon season has been moved back from 26 January to 3
March and that anglers must release any salmon they catch before 16 June.
Peter Gough, the Environment Agency's area environment manager for the Wye,
said: "These by-laws are the latest in a series of legal and voluntary
measures to protect Wye salmon.
"They are vital for the future of the stock, and complement other
initiatives under way on the river."
Patrick Darling, spokesman for the Wye Salmon Fisheries Owners Association,
said: "We welcome measures such as these that will result in more fish
surviving to spawn.
"The Wye stock is currently at a very low level and, in addition to by-law
control, we urge anglers to exercise further restraint through voluntary
catch and release of all fish."
The new measures became law on 1 September 2003 and will expire on 31
December 2008.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/3197581.stm
New bylaws to protect salmon the River Wye has seen a decline in the number
of salmon By-laws have been
introduced in an effort to halt the decline in salmon numbers in the River
Wye.
The aim of the measures is to reduce by about 20% the rate at which salmon
stocks are falling.
The by-laws, introduced after pressure from the Environment Agency, will
cause a delay to the start of the fishing season.
The measures also ban entirely the practice of fishing for salmon with
worm,prawn or shrimp.
Anglers will additionally be restricted to the method of spinning for salmon
during a certain part of the year.
together with Mandatory catch and release
The agency hopes that the by-laws will work alongside other measures
designed to increase salmon numbers, including work to improve access and
rehabilitate rearing areas along the upper Wye.
Anglers are being urged to release the fish they catch The measures mean
that the start of the salmon season has been moved back from 26 January to 3
March and that anglers must release any salmon they catch before 16 June.
Peter Gough, the Environment Agency's area environment manager for the Wye,
said: "These by-laws are the latest in a series of legal and voluntary
measures to protect Wye salmon.
"They are vital for the future of the stock, and complement other
initiatives under way on the river."
Patrick Darling, spokesman for the Wye Salmon Fisheries Owners Association,
said: "We welcome measures such as these that will result in more fish
surviving to spawn.
"The Wye stock is currently at a very low level and, in addition to by-law
control, we urge anglers to exercise further restraint through voluntary
catch and release of all fish."
The new measures became law on 1 September 2003 and will expire on 31
December 2008.
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compliments Dave Armes
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