Safeguarding fishing interests on the river Usk
Safeguarding fishing interests on the river Usk
The UUFA is an independant Association representing riparian owners, clubs, associations, organisations and all persons interested in the preservation of Fishing on the River Usk and its Tributaries.
The Officers and Committee represent our members on every official body that governs local legislation and the well being of our beautiful riverine ecology.
Can the United Usk Fishermen’s Association influence new fishing bye laws?
The latest scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) concerning European eel is that the stock is outside safe biological limits and current fisheries are not sustainable. Recent recruitment of eel (glass eel) has been as low as 1% of historic levels (measured on a European scale), and adult eels that are migrating to the sea to spawn suffer high mortality rates.
Sophie Arbuthnot of the EAW Ecological Appraisal Team kindly sent the following for we who are alarmed by the lack of eels.
Last year Ross Murray wrote an excellent article fronting our Newsletter highlighting the work of the Wye & Usk Foundation (WUF) using their accumulated knowledge of available and possible funding streams. They work with the bodies from which funding is available knitting the scientific and statutory disciplines to produce sound ecological solutions to improve our tributaries and main stem and then hand over to their project teams to carry out the ground work. Inside you will read what has been achieved since 2000.
Announcing the launch of a joint initiative between the Environment Agency Wales (EAW) and The United Usk Fishermen’s Association.
The projects aim is to help reduce environmental crime on the River Usk.
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