UKTAG Standards Consultation May 2019 We are consulting on proposals aim to improve the quality of the water environment in the UK by setting new standards or improving existing standards where the evidence suggests a change would be beneficial. The consultation runs from Friday 24 May to Friday 5 July, inclusive. Why We Are Consulting […]
Ness Fishery Board videos Dippers feeding on insects disturbed by salmon A dipper amongst spawning salmon and trout. They forage on the river bed collecting aquatic invertebrates displaced as the fish create their ‘redds’ (or nests). Goldeneye ducks feeding on the river bed A flock of goldeneye Ducks forage on the river bed. Watch the […]
Forty-year study shows loss of invertebrates, with repercussions for larger animals Guardian Steven Morris: ‘One of the longest-running studies of streams in the world – the minute study of 14 brooks that tumble through a remote Welsh mountain landscape – has exposed a troubling loss of riverine wildlife. Ecologists working on the Llyn Brianne Observatory project in […]
Creating a pioneering model of urban river stewardship in Sheffield Helen Batt, Environment Agency 30 June 2017 After the floods in 2007 in Sheffield the Environment Agency undertook a comprehensive programme of works to clear the River Don of tree growth, vegetation and debris. Both eyewitness accounts and subsequent modelling demonstrated the capacity of the channel […]
Freedom-of-information data reveals threat of drought that would devastate wildlife, with government slow to act on water management. WWF & Guardian A quarter of England’s rivers are at risk of running dry, with devastating consequences for wildlife, according to data obtained by WWF under freedom of information rules. Fish are most obviously affected when rivers slow […]
Angling trust reveal how EA Flood Defence contracts are destroying river habitats that other parts of the EA are trying to support wasting resources Angling Trust: After a lengthy investigation, the Angling Trust has uncovered evidence of the destruction of habitat for fish and other wildlife by Environment Agency contractors carrying out flood defence works […]
RIMMEL welcomes interested parties to join the Riverine Litter Observation Network for quantification of floating macro litter entering the sea. The project will provide a monitoring protocol for observation of floating litter along with a Tablet Computer Application based on MSFD litter category list (software developed by JRC). The provided tools will allow harmonization of […]