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.

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.

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.

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.

Mersey & Weaver Fisheries Advisory Committee 20th June, 1979.

This is the report from the Mersey and Weaver Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 20th June 1979. The report contains sections on the minutes of the last meeting along with the minutes of the meeting of the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee, role and constitution of Local Advisory Committees, Leeds/Liverpool transfer of minewater from Bickershaw Colliery, income from sale of rod and line licences 1978, fishing offences and prosecutions for 1978/1979. The report by the area fisheries officer looks at river conditions and fishing, Hollingsworth and Great Sankey hatcheries, stocking by angling associations and authorities, pollution incidents 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.

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.

Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee 30th April, 1979

This is the report from the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 29th April 1974. The report contains the minutes of the previous meetings of the Local Fisheries Advisory Committess, information on income and expenditure, and an update on the issue of the fish farm on the River Wyre. 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 26th June, 1979.

This is the report from the North Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 26th June 1979. The report contains sections on rod and line regulations of Yorkshire Water Authority, incomes from sale of rod and line licences 1978, fishing offences and prosecutions for 1978/1979, and a draft of netting rights in River Ehen. Also covered is the report by the area fisheries officer which looks at conditions and fishing at Rivers Eden and Esk, fish distribution, stock and general comments for Holmwrangle hatchery, re-stocking by angling associations, predators, and research work carried out on the Eden. 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 27th June, 1979.

This is the report from the South Lancashire Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 27th June 1979. The report contains sections on the minutes of the last meeting along with the minutes of the meeting of the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee held on 30th April 1979, Leeds/Liverpool transfer of minewater from Bickershaw Colliery, and incomes from sale of rod and line licences for 1978. The report by the area fisheries officer looks at river conditions and fishing in the Lower Ribble, migratory fish movement, Langcliffe hatchery, stocking by angling associations 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.

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.

Lune, Wyre & Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee 2nd July, 1979.

This is the report from the Lune, Wyre and Furness Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 2nd July 1979. The report contains sections on trial arrangements for canoeing on the River Lune at Halton during the salmon fishing season, and fishing offences and prosecutions for 1978/1979. Also included is the report by the area fisheries officer which looks at river conditions and fishing in the Rivers Lune, Furness and Wyre, the count of fish by monitoring stations, Hiddleton hatchery, cage rearing of smolts for the River Leven, stocking by the Angling Associations and Authority, fish mortalities and the removal of perch by Furness Fishing Association. 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.

Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee 12th July, 1979.

This is the report from the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 12th July 1979. The report contains the minutes of the last meetings of the Local Fisheries Advisory Committees, the income from sale of rod and line licences, fishing offences and prosecutions, and information on the disposal of redundant properties. 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.