LFCC Annual General Meeting Reminder
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LFCC Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Loddon Fisheries & Conservation Consultative is scheduled for the 11th April 2019 at the Davis Room, Swallowfield Village Hall, Swallowfield at 19.30 prompt. The agenda for the meeting can be found here.
Environment Agency - Closed Season Consulation
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EA Review of the current Closed fishing season
The Environment Agency are currently running a consultation on the current closed fishing season which operates between 15th March and the 15th June each year. This is your chance to have a say either as an individual, club or organization. The consultation runs until 11th March 2019.
The consultation link is below:
https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/fisheries/consultation-on-the-review-of-the-close-season/
The consultation document can be found at the document below:
River Basin Management Planning Consultation
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Water is a precious resource that we can’t live without; from supplying drinking water and supporting fisheries, to providing an essential resource to business and agriculture, and a source of recreation.
Water pollution and drought threaten these things. Therefore it is critical that our rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal areas, wetlands and groundwater are managed properly. This ensures the needs of society, the economy and wildlife can be met and maintained over the long-term.
River basin planning provides an overarching strategic framework for managing that water environment. River basin management plans include the objectives and actions required to protect and improve the water environment. Water and land resources are closely linked and so river basin management plans also inform decisions on land-use planning and work alongside other strategies, such as flood risk management plans.
You can find the consultation page at the link below:
https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/environment-and-business/river-basin-management/
National Angling Survey
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Have you completed the National Angling Survey yet? It’s open until midnight 16 December and can be accessed online for anglers here https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/NASEA6/ The survey is open and for non-anglers herehttps://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EANon1/ Please don’t miss the chance to have your say about the future of freshwater angling in England. Your responses will inform the new National Angling Strategy to be launched next year providing a blueprint for angling development over the next five years (2019-2024). So please do complete the Survey, and let your voice be heard!
New Barbel Stocking
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New Barbel For The Loddon & Blackwater Rivers
The EA have carried out a stocking of 1000 Barbel into the Rivers Blackwater near Yateley, and Loddon at Swallowfield, Arborfield and Sandford Lane near Hurst, along with some Crucians to Swallowfield ACs Decoy Pond.The eighteen month old barbel were sourced from the Environment Agency’s Calverton Fish Farm based near to Nottingham and were transported to the River Loddon in oxygenated tanks. Following a long day on the road the fish swam off strongly and sought the cover of marginal vegetation. The river was just fining down after heavy rainfall a couple of weeks ago providing us good conditions for stocking. This stocking has followed the recent capture of one of 20 Barbel that were introduced into the Loddon at Swallowfield in 2015. This fish has grown from roughly 10oz to just over 2lbs and was caught only yards from where it was stocked.
The LFCC can also report that they have been assisting the EA and Blackwater Valley Partnership in efforts to control Floating Pennywort at 4 locations around Yateley and stop it becoming established in the River Blackwater. Anglers familiar with the Thames around Sonning and the Foudry Brook in Reading should be well aware of the harm that this plant can cause. If you think that you have seen it please report it to the EA 0800 807060
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