South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee 15th October, 1975.

This is the report from the South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 15th October 1975. The report contains sections on planning study for the post 1981 period, reports on fisheries activities, land drainage representation on local committees, proposed new byelaws and fishing licence duties. The section on fisheries activities are reported by area fisheries officers and looks at poaching, Langcliffe and Middleton hatcheries management, number/causes of fish mortalities and biological work carried on Colne Water and Lancaster Canal. The Fisheries Advisory Committee was part of the Regional Water Authorities, in this case the North West Water Authority. This preceded the Environment Agency which came into existence in 1996.