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Encouraging News on the Skerne: Update from the EA following the pollution incident near Newton Aycliffe
From the EA: (Thanks to Paul Frear of the Environment Agency for this info.) Some good news regarding our fish kill follow-up survey on the Skerne. We caught good numbers of fish throughout the system, confirming that the impact was much less severe than first thought. In fact there was a cracking trout and barbel [...]
North East Angling News Reports for mid-to late November, from The Evening Chronicle
News and information on game, coarse and sea angling in the region, as published in The Evening Chronicle on 11th and 25th November: Coarse & Game: Nov 11th, Nov 25th Sea: Nov 11th, Nov 25th
Fire at Newton Aycliffe and Resultant Pollution Incident on the River Skerne – Information from the Environment Agency
Briefing Notes from the EA regarding the recent factory fire at Newton Aycliffe and the resultant pollution of the River Skerne caused by fire water runoff: FIRE AT AYCLIFFE BUSINESS PARK Thursday 11 November Incident background At 1300hrs on Friday 5 November a fire broke out at Stiller Warehousing, on Aycliffe Business Park, that [...]
North East Coarse Angling News from The Sunday Sun, 7th November 2010
Up to date information about what’s happening on the coarse angling scene around the region. Read all about it here.
North East Game & Sea Fishing News, 4th November 2010
Read the latest North East fishing reports by Sam Harris and David Carrick, as published in the Evening Chronicle on Thursday November 4th. Sea Fishing Game Fishing
President Obama can Help Save Whales and Dolphins
By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute Today is Worldwide Anti-Whaling Day, and President Barack Obama just left for a trip to Asia, which will include a stop in Japan. Earth Island Institute/Save Japan Dolphins, In Defense of Animals, the Animal Welfare Institute, and several other environmental and animal welfare organizations sent him a letter that began: “…the undersigned organizations, representing 2½ million members and petition signers, urge you to request that the Japanese government expeditiously and permanently end its slaughter of dolphins and whales.� You can send a message to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/ President Obama is scheduled to be in Japan the 13th and 14th of November, to include a meeting with the new Prime Minister Naoto Kan. The full text of our letter: Earth Island Institute Animal Welfare Institute World Society for the Protection of Animals American Cetacean Society Cetacean Society International In Defense of Animals Nantucket Marine Mammal Conservation Program Orgami Whales Project Peninsula Citizens for the Protection of Whales The Whaleman Foundation/Save the Whales Again! Campaign November 4, 2010 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Taiji Ground Zero Detonates on Nov. 2nd
By Leah Lemieux Volunteer Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute Author: Rekindling the Waters I think this has been the longest and most insane, dangerous and fraught day of my life. At the appointed time this morning, Ric O’Barry arrived at the Taiji community center where he would be joining a number of other people representing the interests and protection of the dolphins (and all the innocent people unknowingly eating mercury tainted dolphin meat) for a meeting with the Taiji Mayor and the fishermen’s union. But suddenly everything detonated as Ric announced at the door that he was refusing to participate in the Taiji meeting, because the Mayor had placed such heavy restrictions on the media, going so far as to bar any media from participating that might ask unwanted questions of the Mayor and fishermen’s union
Fish return to River Skerne near Darlington
Stocks of fish have been found in a previously barren stretch of the river Skerne in County Durham. Restocking by the Environment Agency (as reported on BBC Look North on November 3rd 2010) has now taken place. Read the full BBC online article here
County Durham and Northumberland fish restocked
More than 5000 coarse fish are due to be stocked by the Environment Agency into Strawberry Fields Pond, near Seaham, and the River Tyne at Hexham. Read the full report by the BBC here.
Man-made refuge created for River Wear flood-risk fish
Following-on from the well-attended River Wear Fisheries Angling Workshop, organised by the Environment Agency and held at St Aidans’s College, Durham, back in February, the creation of a fish refuge on the river just outside of the city has been announced. You can read the full article as reported by the BBC here
