EA Calverton supply fish for the River Blackwater & St Patricks Stream
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A big thank you to EA Fisheries Officer Ade Bicknell and the team at the EA's Calverton Fish Farm near Nottingham for the stocking of 300 Barbel, 200 Chub, 200 Dace and 150 Roach in the River Blackwater at Swallowfield and the St Patricks Stream, Twyford on Thursday 14th November. All of the Barbel where marked with a single blue dot under the pelvic fin so please keep an eye out for these if you are lucky enough to catch one and please let Ade at the EA or the LFCC know if you do. It is important to collect as much data as possible from catches of these marked fish so a good photo of the fish showing the mark, any identifying features it may had picked up since stocking, a length measurement if you can or a picture against something by which a size can be gauged, When and where it was caught.
The link to report a marked Barbel via the LFCC is here: https://www.lfcc.org.uk/about-us/report-a-barbel
Thames Water Update - Loddon Catchment Partnership
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Thames Water have now published an update that was presented at the recent Loddon Catchment Partnership meeting held on the 17th October 2024. Thames Water have kindly granted the LFCC permission to publish the report on its website. The report outlines amongst others, the "River Health Action Plan" and "Storm Discharges".
The PDF is available from our downloads section under "Other Publications/General" or via this link https://www.lfcc.org.uk/downloads/23-other-publications/8-general?download=262:thames-water-update-loddon-catchment-partnership
WATERSHED Investigations - In Depth Coverage of the Water Crisis
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About Watershed Investigations
This is a watershed moment. Rivers, lakes, aquifers, wetlands, coasts, oceans and the wildlife they support are under threat from climate change, pollution and misuse. Drought, flood and sea-level rise makes swathes of land uninhabitable or unproductive. At times up to two-thirds of the global population live in water-stressed areas. Water scarcity leads to conflict. Dirty water leads to dead zones and disease. Yet there’s a paucity of media coverage of these issues.
That’s where WATERSHED comes in. Our independent, not-for-profit, investigative journalism shines a light on the water crisis in its many forms, using in-depth, rigorous, evidence-based stories which hold the powerful to account, uncover abuses, illuminate overlooked stories, and champion solutions. Working with established national and international media outlets, WATERSHED provides stories in multi-media formats to reach a wide audience.
Our values are to undertake ethical investigative journalism, using the highest reporting standards to provide coverage with due impartiality that is fair, accurate and in the public interest.
Loddon Rivers Week 2024
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Loddon Rivers Week 2024 - Sept 16th - 22nd.
Please share this amongst your volunteer groups, staff and any others you think may be interested in attending. The events are all listed on the SERT website with varying requirements for booking - for some of them booking is essential, others are more of a turn up and see us type event. Those with booking requirements will be on a first come first serve basis and spaces will run out so worth highlighting to those you send it to.
Link to events: https://www.southeastriverstrust.org/events/
Polluition Incident - River Whitewater
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For information. Please forward on to the LFCC
Environment Agency Pollution Officers are working with Thames Water to resolve a burst sewage rising main at Hook.
Although there was initial concern about pollution to the River Whitewater dilution levels with clean water are high and water quality readings are ok. Although unfortunately some rag has run off and entered the river.
There has been no impact to fish and wildlife that we are aware of and tankers are working to relieve the situation.
I will keep the LFCC informed of any significant impact.
Adrian Bicknell
Technical Fisheries Officer Wey and Loddon catchments
Thames Area
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