Post by GETHYN on Nov 10, 2006 11:59:55 GMT -1
Without distracting from Hoppy's thread, is there any wonder that anglers do not show trust or respect to announcements and claims put forward by the EA, when their own top management release totally conflicting information during the same week.
Last week the EAW released a document showing the proposed NLO'S for the coming ten years, only one river in Wales was meeting the sustainable level, the ( Conwy ) most of the other rivers were expected to decline over this period, the Tywi was one of the few rivers which is suspected to improve, the Teifi and most other rivers are suspected to show a decline in their sustanable levels. Their forecast, not ours!!.
I received this Email from Garth this morning, there is a bit of banter on it but look at the following information that Garth gleamed from the
Web pages.
Dear Aunty Gethyn
I am puzzled. The latest parable from EA (extract below) says verily,
"Ten years ago only 2% of salmon rivers in England and Wales had sustainable fish stocks - but with the clean-up work that's been carried across the nation's waterways, that figure may now be as high as 35%."
Have I missed something? Has the humble horde of fishers been panicking all this time about nothing?
Is Dafydd really the man with the little fishes?
Can you help please?
Yours very worried
Drefach.
Part of the release.
What is our greatest Environmental ICON?
The Environment Agency is celebrating its 10th anniversary by asking the public to vote for what they believe is the most iconic symbol from our environment.
Twelve Icons of the Environment have been shortlisted by the Agency's 13,000 staff - including species, habitats, places and manmade icons.
The public are encouraged to vote for their favourite choice from the shortlist or nominate an environmental icon of their own, at the official ICONS - A Portrait of England website www.icons.org.uk/ which is a not-for-profit organisation set up by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
The 12 shortlisted icons are:
(1) Dartmoor
(2) Eden Project
(3) Hedgerows
(4) Bluebell Woods
(5) Barn Owl
(6) Bicycle
(7) Hedgehog
(8) Thames Barrier
(9) Salmon
(10) Windmill & Windfarm
(11) Otter
(12) Recycling Logo
Environment Agency Director of Corporate Affairs Helen McCallum said: "we are delighted to be working with Icons Online on this fascinating project that presents a unique portrait of our heritage.
"The short-listed ICONS of the Environment embrace a range of natural heritage species and habitats that we revere; human ingenuity that showcases integration with the environment and symbols of our increasing efforts to protect the planet from over-exploitation.
"In particular, iconic species like the salmon and otter hold a special place in the hearts of Environment Agency staff, given the conservation work that we have done over the past ten years to ensure their survival.
"Ten years ago only 2% of salmon rivers in England and Wales had sustainable fish stocks - but with the clean-up work that's been carried across the nation's waterways, that figure may now be as high as 35%.
If the Environment Agency Director of Corporate Affairs Helen McCallum is to be believed, then we have the problem solved and the agency must be congratulated for turning things around in their ten years of managing, I wish someone there would show me where these fish are, they are certainly NOT on the rivers that I fish on, things have become progressively worst on these rivers, what about you guy's, Have you witnessed this improvement?.
Last week the EAW released a document showing the proposed NLO'S for the coming ten years, only one river in Wales was meeting the sustainable level, the ( Conwy ) most of the other rivers were expected to decline over this period, the Tywi was one of the few rivers which is suspected to improve, the Teifi and most other rivers are suspected to show a decline in their sustanable levels. Their forecast, not ours!!.
I received this Email from Garth this morning, there is a bit of banter on it but look at the following information that Garth gleamed from the
Web pages.
Dear Aunty Gethyn
I am puzzled. The latest parable from EA (extract below) says verily,
"Ten years ago only 2% of salmon rivers in England and Wales had sustainable fish stocks - but with the clean-up work that's been carried across the nation's waterways, that figure may now be as high as 35%."
Have I missed something? Has the humble horde of fishers been panicking all this time about nothing?
Is Dafydd really the man with the little fishes?
Can you help please?
Yours very worried
Drefach.
Part of the release.
What is our greatest Environmental ICON?
The Environment Agency is celebrating its 10th anniversary by asking the public to vote for what they believe is the most iconic symbol from our environment.
Twelve Icons of the Environment have been shortlisted by the Agency's 13,000 staff - including species, habitats, places and manmade icons.
The public are encouraged to vote for their favourite choice from the shortlist or nominate an environmental icon of their own, at the official ICONS - A Portrait of England website www.icons.org.uk/ which is a not-for-profit organisation set up by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
The 12 shortlisted icons are:
(1) Dartmoor
(2) Eden Project
(3) Hedgerows
(4) Bluebell Woods
(5) Barn Owl
(6) Bicycle
(7) Hedgehog
(8) Thames Barrier
(9) Salmon
(10) Windmill & Windfarm
(11) Otter
(12) Recycling Logo
Environment Agency Director of Corporate Affairs Helen McCallum said: "we are delighted to be working with Icons Online on this fascinating project that presents a unique portrait of our heritage.
"The short-listed ICONS of the Environment embrace a range of natural heritage species and habitats that we revere; human ingenuity that showcases integration with the environment and symbols of our increasing efforts to protect the planet from over-exploitation.
"In particular, iconic species like the salmon and otter hold a special place in the hearts of Environment Agency staff, given the conservation work that we have done over the past ten years to ensure their survival.
"Ten years ago only 2% of salmon rivers in England and Wales had sustainable fish stocks - but with the clean-up work that's been carried across the nation's waterways, that figure may now be as high as 35%.
If the Environment Agency Director of Corporate Affairs Helen McCallum is to be believed, then we have the problem solved and the agency must be congratulated for turning things around in their ten years of managing, I wish someone there would show me where these fish are, they are certainly NOT on the rivers that I fish on, things have become progressively worst on these rivers, what about you guy's, Have you witnessed this improvement?.