South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee 2nd April, 1979

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 2nd April, 1979. It covers the information on the 1978 water quality survey on the Derwent Estuary and the recommended long term objectives for inland river water quality. Also added is the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing and an update on Holmwrangle hatchery including mortalities due to water quality and gill infections in brown trout. It also looks at pollution incidents on the River Ellen and Ehen, Yearl Weir fish counter and data of monthly salmon and migratory trout catches on rod, line, nets and fixed engines for the 1978 season. 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.

Eden and District Fisheries Advisory Committee 3rd April, 1979

This is the report from the Eden and District Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 3rd April, 1979. It includes the information on the meeting about the possible reduction of haaf netting on the Solway Estuary. Also covered is the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing for salmon, sea trout and coarse fish and an update on Holmwrangle hatchery including mortalities due to water quality and gill infections in brown trout. It also looks at fish disease, research work and data of monthly salmon and migratory trout catches on rod, line, nets and fixed engines for the 1978 season. 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.

South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee 4th April, 1979

This is the report from the South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 4th April, 1979. It includes information on the match fishing experiment at Mitton Fishery, giving the total numbers of each species caught. Also covered is the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing, migratory fish movements for 1978 recorded at Winckley Hall, Waddow Weir and Locks Weir and an update on Langcliffe hatchery including mortalities and stocking. It also looks at the spawning of salmon and sea trout in the Ribble and Hodder for the 1978 season and it gives the data of monthly salmon catches on rod, line, nets and fixed engines for the 1978 season. 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.

Lune, Wyre & Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee 9th April, 1979

This is the report from the Lune, Wyre and Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 9th April, 1979. It includes the River Leven and River Crake catchment study report, information on the match fishing experiment at Skerton Fishery, and the proposed net limitation order and fishery byelaws for the Lune and Wyre. Also covered is the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing, migratory fish movements and fish spawning and an update on Middleton hatchery which gives the total number of ova laid down in the hatchery. It also gives numbers of brown trout stocked in the River Kent and it gives the data of monthly salmon and migratory trout catches on rod and line for the 1978 season. 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.

Derwent & West Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee 25th June, 1979.

This is the report from the Derwent and West Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 25th June 1979. The report contains sections on British Nuclear Fuels Limited abstraction from Wastwaters, Salmon Propagation in England and Wales, and its implications for regional hatchery policy, the incomes from sale of rod and line licences for 1978, and a progress report of the Opencast Coal Workings. It also covers the report by the area fisheries officer which looks at river conditions and fishing, fish distribution and general comments for Holmwrangle hatchery, re-stocking by angling associations, predators, fish disease, Yearl Weir fish counter, work at River Ehen, poaching and a summary of prosecutions. 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.

Mersey and Weaver Fisheries Advisory Committee 11th April, 1979

This is the report from the Mersey and Weaver Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 11th April, 1979. It includes the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing, and an update on Hollingworth hatchery giving numbers of rainbow and brown trout being developed, and Great Sankey giving an update on coarse fish rearing. It also gives stocking numbers of coarse and non migratory fish by angling assoications, fisheries management and pollution incidents. 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.

Mersey & Weaver Fisheries Advisory Committee 18th June, 1980

This is the report from the Mersey and Weaver Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 18th June, 1980. It includes information on the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing, pollution incidents, fish mortalities and an update on Hollingworth Hatchery including the numbers of rainbow and brown trout being held at the hatchery in April 1980. It also gives a list of stocking numbers of brown trout, rainbow trout and coarse fish which includes the size of the fish, the source from which they came from, the date and the receiving water. 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.

South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee 19th June, 1980

This is the report from the South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 19th June, 1980. It includes information on the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing, migratory fish movements for 1980 recorded at Winckley Hall on the River Hodder, and Waddow Weir and Locks Weir on the River Ribble. Also covered is an update on Langcliffe Hatchery, pollution incidents and fish mortalities. It also gives a list of stocking numbers of brown trout, rainbow trout and coarse fish which includes the size of the fish, the source from which they came from, the date and the receiving water. 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.

Derwent & West Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee 23rd June, 1980

This is the report from the Derwent and West Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 23rd June, 1980. It includes information on the investigations into the effects of sulphide pollution on the River Derwent and a summary of results of water samples taken from Lostrigg Beck. Also added is the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing, migratory fish movements, and an update on Holmwrangle Hatchery. The report also includes biological work carried out on the River Esk, Bassenthwaite Lake, and fish mortalities. 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.

North Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee 24th June, 1980

This is the report from the North Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 24th June, 1980. It includes the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing, migratory fish movements, and an update on Holmwrangle Hatchery. The report also includes fish mortalities, fish diseases, management work, poaching, the pipeline project with the British Gas Corporation and the plotting of the 'Alter Stone' on the Solway Estuary to assist the bailiffs in identifying the charter area boundary. 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.

Lune, Wyre & Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee 30th June, 1980

This is the report from the Lune, Wyre and Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 30th June, 1980. It includes the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing for salmon, sea trout and brown trout, and the recorded numbers of fish which passed through Duddon Hall, Haverthwaite, Halton, Broadraine and Basinghyll fish counters. Also covered in the report is an update on Middleton Hatchery which includes the numbers of salmon, sea trout and brown trout fry planted for various waters including the Lune, Keer, Duddon and Kent Catchment, and an update on the cage rearing of smolts for the River Leven. Finally the report adds fish mortalities, the pipeline project with the British Gas Corporation and the Rivers Leven and Kent fish distribution survey map. 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.

Lune, Wyre & Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee 11th October, 1979.

This is the report from the Lune, Wyre and Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 11th October 1979. The report contains the minutes of the last meeting along with the minutes of the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting held on 12th July 1979, information on pollution and fish mortalities in the River Conder, and net limitation order and fisheries byelaws for the River Lune and Wyre. It also includes the report by the area fisheries officer which looks at river conditions and fishing in the Rivers Lune, Furness and Wyre, fish monitoring at Forge Weir, Broadraine and Skerton Weir stations, and an update on Middleton Hatchery. Also covered is the cage rearing of smolts for the River Leven, stocking by the Water Authority and Angling Associations, fish mortalities and biological work carried out at Barrow Steel Works. 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.

Northern Area Fisheries Advisory Committee 5th January, 1981

This is the report from the Northern Area Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 5th January, 1981. It covers information on the review of fisheries byelaws, netting off Flimby Beach and the review of a net limitation order which was due to expire. It also includes the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which comments on river conditions and fishing for salmon, sea trout and brown trout, and the recorded numbers of fish which passed through Yearl Weir fish counter up to the 9th November. Also covered in the report is an update on Holmwrangle hatchery and the stocking numbers of salmon, sea trout and non migratory trout by the Water Authority. Finally the report adds about fish disease, biological work and the considerations of the River Caldew as a migratory fish river. 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.

South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee 17th October, 1979.

This is the report from the South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 17th October 1979. The report contains the minutes of the last meeting along with the minutes of the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, and a brief mention of Stocks Reservoir. It also includes the report by the area fisheries officer which looks at river conditions, fishing and migratory fish movements on Rivers Ribble and Hodder, an update on Langcliffe hatchery, and stockings carried out by Angling Associations and the Water Authority. 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.

Central Area Fisheries Advisory Committee 8th January, 1981

This is the report from the Central Area Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 8th January, 1981. It covers information on the review of fisheries byelaws, netting off Flimby beach, a large fish mortality in the River Calder and Ribble, and the review of a net limitation order which was due to expire. It also includes the stocking of Worthington Lakes, Rivington Group Reservoirs and the River Wyre, the update on the proposals for the development of angling at Stocks Reservoir and the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities. This comments on river conditions and fishing for salmon, sea trout and brown trout, and migratory fish movement. Also covered in the report is an update on Middleton Hatchery, salmon cages in the River Leven, Langcliffe Hatchery and the pilot hatchery, and stocking numbers of coarse fish and non migratory trout by the Angling Associations. Finally the report adds about fish mortalities, fish disease, poaching and management work. 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.