Electrofishing, survey of Skirden and Swanside Beck August/September 1987.

As a follow up survey, the report assesses Skirden and Swanside Beck (North West England) in order to determine: 1. The status of these systems as salmonid nursery streams. 2. The success of planting with salmon fry and parr, carried our earlier in the year. The report gives methods, results, a summary and the author's recommendations.

Wyre estuary: summary of sampling locations and requirements.

The Wyre estuary is sampled for water quality four times a year. The sampling locations are shown in Figure 1, and their descriptions are found in Appendix 1.

Ribble estuary: summary of sampling locations and requirements

The Ribble estuary (North West England) is sampled for water quality twelve times a year. The suite of parameters used for baseline monitoring is only analysed four times a year on the designated sampling sites. The sampling locations are shown in Figure 1, and their descriptions are found in Appendix 1. The baseline monitoring stations have been chosen to respond to regional, national and European requirements. The suite of parameters to be analysed in the laboratory is listed in Tables 1 and 2. Appendix 2 lists the environmental quality objectives (EQOs) and standards (EQSs) for estuaries and coastal waters. These values will help in interpreting the collected data from the Ribble surveys.

A preliminary investigation of Elastomer Visible Implant (EVI)tag retention rates and the effect of tagging on the growth and survival of barbel (Barbus barbus L.).

The Elastomer Visible Implant system (EVI) is a relatively new technique for batch marking fish. The aim of this study was to assess retention rates and the possible effects of tagging on the growth and mortality of barbel, Barbus barbus, (81-197mm, fork length) over approximately 2 months using a syringe injection system.

The scientific legacy of the "Instituto Eduardo Torroja" in Bilbao (1960-1980)

By means of this analysis, we have endeavored to evaluate and understand both the influence that the IETcc started to bear on scientific progress in Bilbao, mainly during the 1960s and the 1970s, as well as the determined efforts of the local financial and industrial elite of the time to transform Bilbao into the great metropolis of the north, i.e. the economic capital of that part of Spain, using as a model, among other metropolises, New York, the financial capital of America, and Pittsburg, the industrial capital. The various means to accomplish this have been studied: from the institutions of investigation, exposition and information which would initiate the longed for scientific progress, to the pathways for reproducing the fascinating American way.

South & West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee 3rd June, 1974

This is the first report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 3rd June 1974. The report includes sections on fishery byelaws, estimates for the anticipated income and expenditure on fisheries for the current year, and fish mortality. The section on fish mortality includes the details of a fish kill on the River Marron, gives points along the river where water was sampled, and the results of the analysis. 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 2nd September, 1974

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 2nd September 1974. The report looks at comments of the Regional Fisheries Officer on the report 'Taking Stock', and information including the aims of a report entitled 'Coarse Fisheries'. The report also includes sections on the summary of the stocking carried out from Holmewrangle hatchery, biological work undertaken on the Rivers Ellen, Keekle and Thirlmere Reservoir, fishery prosecutions, and fish mortalities. This section includes information on the date, location, extent of the kill and the cause. 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 13th October, 1975.

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 13th October 1975. The report contains information on the impact of work on the A66 Penrith to Workington road, brown trout fishing, the development of the Ehen as a fishery, reports of fisheries activities, Holmwrangle hatchery, land drainage representation, new fishery byelaws and fishing licence duties. The section on fisheries activities includes runs of fish, stocking, poaching and biological work. The section on Holmwrangle hatchery includes mortality numbers and possible solutions to avoid future pipe chokes and to improve the pumping system. The section on land drainage is purely for an up-to-date picture of developments. 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 2nd December, 1974

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 2nd December 1974. The report looks at the Water Bailiffs establishment, including the organisation and the duties of both the Fisheries Inspector and the Senior Bailiff. The report also covers the report by the Unit Fisheries Officer on fisheries activities. This includes stocking on Devoke Water, biological work carried out in the Greta and Glenderamackin tributaries, information on the fishing of migratory fish, trout and coarse fish and fisheries 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.

South & West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee 12th January, 1976.

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 12th January 1976. The report contains sections on land drainage representation on local committees, actions to be taken to solve problems with Braithwaite Weir, Enneralde compensation flow, fisheries activities report, recommendations for future policy by association hatcheries and progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in 'Taking Stock' publication. The section on fisheries activities reported by area fisheries officers looks at migratory fishing and spawning, U.D.N. disease appearance, poaching and prosecutions, biological work at Mockerkin Tarn and the River Calder. 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 13th January, 1975

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 13th January, 1975. It covers information on the proposed regional fishing licence duties, the report of the Working Party on future regional hatchery requirements, and the Unit Fisheries Officer's report on fisheries activities. This section includes biological work undertaken on Chapel House Reservoir, information on the fishing of migratory fish, trout and coarse fish, hatchery work and 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.

South & West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee 28th April, 1975

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 28th April, 1975. It covers information on fishery byelaws, and a report by Unit Fisheries Officer on fisheries activities. This section includes work on stocking, biological work carried out, fish surveys, fishing information for migratory fish, trout, and coarse fish, and hatchery work. Other areas looked at include licence duties, inportation of live freshwater fish, and a pollution incident on the River Ellen. 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 27th June, 1977.

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 27th June, 1977. The report contains sections on water resources development in West Cumbria which includes essential short and long term requirements for conservation of migratory fish stocks in the River Ehen. The section on fisheries activities includes salmon, sea trout and brown trout catches; restocking; fish mortalities; fisheries investigations/gravel abstractions in Rivers Annas, Calder, Esk, Newlands Beck, St. John's Beck, Trout Beck and Caldew; and general activities held in Holmwrange Hatchery. It also covers prosecutions and electrofishing carried out in Rivers Cocker, Marron, Ellen, Glenderaterra, Ehen, Calder, Irt, Esk and Annas. 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 17th October, 1977

This is the report from the South & West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 17th October, 1977. It covers fisheries income and expenditure, licence duties, and information on the River Marron at Lostrigg Beck in connection with opencast coal workings in the area. It also looks at the proposal for the development of the Eskett Quarries and the likely effect on the River Ehen, and the possible development of Rivers Waver and Wampool as a sea trout fishery. The report for that covers the physical descriptions of the catchments, abstractions, discharges, biological aspects, chemical aspects and the present situation regarding fisheries. Also included is the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities which includes information on river improvement works on the River Calder, Branthwaite Weir Fish Pass, a fish kill on the tributary of the River Calder, stock numbers, and an update on Holmwrangle 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.

South & West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee 28th March, 1977.

This is the report from the South and West Cumberland Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 28th March, 1977. The report contains sections on fisheries income and expenditure, licensing of salmon dealers, sea patrol of estuaries, proposed fish pass at Branthwaite Weir, and fisheries activities. The section on sea patrol of estuaries looks at the possibility of bailiffs in Derwent, Ehen/Calder and Esk estuaries carrying out sea patrols in places where salmon netting takes place. The section on fisheries activities includes information on the spawning season in 1976; salmon and sea trout catches; restocking and fisheries investigations regarding water quality. 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.