Eden & District Fisheries Advisory Committee 19th October, 1976.

This is the report from the Eden and District Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 19th October, 1976. The report contains sections on fish stocking, the drought situation, fisheries activities, the protection of salmon and trout fry from cormorants and mergansers feeding on these fish, and water conditions harmful to fish life. The section on fish stocking includes background information about fish stocking by the authority; difficulties; migratory fish; non-migratory trout and coarse fish; stocking after pollution; stocking of waters within the region; stocking with coarse fish; and recommendations. The section on fisheries activities includes general information on the Eden and District Area; stocking; fish rescues; fish mortalities; Holmewrange hatchery; fry stocking; disease; and smolts. 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 & West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee 18th October, 1976.

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 18th October, 1976. The report contains sections on fish stocking, the drought situation, Branthwaite Weir, and fisheries activities. The section on fish stocking includes background information about fish stocking by the authority; difficulties; migratory fish; non-migratory trout and coarse fish; stocking after pollution; stocking of waters within the region; stocking with coarse fish; and recommendations. The section on the fisheries activities includes general information of several Rivers (Derwent, Ellen, Ehen, Irt and Calder); stocking; surveys/experiments; fish transfers/mortalities/disease; and an update on Holmewrange hatchery. 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.

Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee 19th July, 1976.

This is the report from the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 19th July 1976. The report contains the minutes of the last meetings of the Local Fisheries Advisory Committees, information on eel fishing in estuarial waters and netting on the Lune Estuary. The report also covers fisheries improvement work on the River Leven. 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 5th July, 1976.

This is the report from the Lune, Wyre and Furness Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 5th July, 1976. The report contains sections on fisheries activities, Water Conditions Harmful to Fish Life, and fisheries improvement work on the River Leven. The section on fisheries activities includes fish counters; fish Trough Counters; Middleton hatchery; fish mortalities; and the Sonic Tagging Research Programme. 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 30th June, 1976.

This is the report from the South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 30th June, 1976. The report contains sections on Mitton Fishery, fisheries activities, and the pollution of Trawden Water and Colne Water due to a spillage of sulphuric acid into Colne Water on 15th June, 1975. The section on fisheries activities includes Langcliffe Hatchery; fish monitoring stations; re-stocking by North West Water Authority; investigations into stocked brown trout 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.

Eden and District Fisheries Advisory Committee 29th June, 1976.

This is the report from the Eden and District Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 29th June, 1976. The report contains sections on fisheries activities and validity of Rod Licences. The section on fisheries activities during the period 13th January-3rd March includes fishing and coarse fish; stocking; biological surveys; mortalities; poaching; scale reading and a report on salmon scale return in the River Eden. The section on fisheries activities during the period 3rd March-23th May includes a general report of the Eden and District fisheries; fish kills; stocking; fish transfer/rescue; obtaining of ova, fry rearing; and fry stocking. 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 & West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee 28th June, 1976.

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 28th June, 1976. The report contains sections on Branthwaite Weir and fisheries activities. The section on fisheries activities during the period 13th January-2nd March includes stocking; biological surveys; fish mortalities; hatcheries and redd counting. The section on fisheries activities during the period 2nd March-20th May includes a general report of the area; fry stocking/rearing; River works (River Ehen, Calder, Derwent, and Glenderamackin); coarse fish removal; and fish transfers. 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 23rd June, 1976.

This is the report from the Mersey and Weaver Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 23rd June, 1976. The report contains sections on fisheries activities and fishing licence distributors in the Mersey and Weaver Area. The section on fisheries activities is reported by the area fisheries officer and includes general fisheries management; stocking; biological work in Rivers Etherow, Bollin, Mersey, Irwell and Hllingworth Lake; fish mortalities and fishing. 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.

Water Resources in West Cumbria November 1976

This is the Water Resources in West Cumbria November 1976 report produced by the North West Water Authority. The report focuses on the provision of additional supplies of water in West Cumbria. In certain areas of West Cumbria difficulties arose in meeting peak demands. Moreover British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. (B.N.F.L) required additional water supplies. The area under consideration forms the western edge of the Lake District National Park and all the sources considered in this report, apart from the aquifer in the immediate vicinity of Calder Hall, lie wholly or partly within the National Park boundaries. The Rivers Ehen, Calder and Irt support migratory trout and salmon and are angling streams of a high quality. Amenity considerations therefore play an important part in determining the location and extent of any development.

Workshop and Symposium on Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries: Towards FAO Guidelines on Marine and Inland Small-scale Fisheries, 19-21 September, 2011, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

The workshop and symposium titled Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries: Towards FAO Guidelines on Marine and Inland Small-scale Fisheries was jointly organized by the National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) and the Society for Direct Initiative for Social and Health Action (DISHA), in collaboration with the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF). The workshop was the first in a series of consultations around the world organized to discuss the Voluntary Guidelines on Small-scale Fisheries (VGSSF) and propose measures, keeping in mind the interests and concerns of small-scale fisheries and fishing communities. The workshop was also a forum to make the role of small-scale fisheries and fishworkers more visible in the context of food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable use of fishery resources. The workshop had 62 participants from both the marine and inland sectors, representing 10 States of India. The participants included fishworkers, representatives of fishworker organizations, policymakers and representatives of multilateral organizations. The workshop was structured to facilitate active interaction and discussion among participants, taking into account linguistic diversity and the contextual differences of the marine and inland sectors. This publication will be useful for fishworkers, fishworker organizations, researchers, policymakers, fish farmers, members of civil society and anyone interested in small-scale fisheries and livelihoods.

PICES Press, Vol. 19, No. 1, Winter 2011

•2010 PICES Science: A Note from the Former Science Board Chairman (pp. 1-4) •2010 PICES Awards (pp. 5-7) •The First Year of FUTURE: A Progress Report (pp. 8-13) •New Chairmen in PICES (pp. 14-19) •Pacific Ocean Interior Carbon Data Synthesis, PACIFICA, in Progress (pp. 20-23) •2011 PICES Calendar (p. 23) •Ecosystems 2010: Global Progress on Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management (pp. 24-26) •PICES 2010 Rapid Assessment Survey (pp. 27-29) •PICES Workshop on “An Introduction to Rapid Assessment Survey Methodologies for Application in Developing Countries” (pp. 30-31) •The State of the Western North Pacific in the First Half of 2010 (pp. 32-34) •PICES Interns (p. 34) •The State of the Bering Sea in 2010 (pp. 35-37) •The State of the Northeast Pacific in 2010 (pp. 38-40)

PICES Press, Vol. 19, No. 2, Summer 2011

•The 2011 Inter-sessional Science Board Meeting: A Note from Science Board Chairman (pp. 1-4) •Indicators for Status and Change within North Pacific Marine Ecosystems: A FUTURE Workshop (pp. 5-8) •PICES Calendar (p. 8) •2011 ESSAS Open Science Meeting (pp. 9-13) •The 5th Zooplankton Production Symposium (pp. 14-17) •Workshop on "Individual-Based Models of Zooplankton” (pp. 18-21) •New Book Release on the 100th Anniversary of the T/S Osharu Maru (p. 21) •Workshop on “Advances in Genomic and Molecular Studies of Zooplankton” (pp. 22-24) •Workshop on “Updates and Comparisons of Zooplankton Time Series” (pp. 25-27) •Workshop on “Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Zooplankton” (pp. 28-29) •Workshop on “Automated Visual Plankton Identification” (p. 30) •Professor Plum in the Dining Room with a Knife (p. 31) •PICES and ICES on the River Elbe (p. 32) •The State of the Western North Pacific in the Second Half of 2010 (pp. 33-34) •The Bering Sea: Current Status and Recent Events (pp. 35-37) •Northeast Pacific News (pp. 38-39) •PICES Advice on Marine Ecology at a Canadian Judicial Inquiry (p. 40)