Post by Hoppy on Jun 25, 2007 17:19:48 GMT -1
Fisheries Crime Watch launched
Environment Agency Wales will be launching an extended Fisheries Crime Watch initiative on the River Conwy and Clwyd areas at the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) Wales Game Fair at Bodelwyddan Castle this weekend.
Glyn Cook, director of BASC Wales, will be launching the initiative.
The aim of the project is to establish a network of people including anglers and wildlife enthusiasts who will be able to provide valuable information about poaching, pollution or any environmental crime to a dedicated number.
You are invited to send representatives to launch of the Fisheries Crime Watch for the Clwyd and Conwy Rivers Trust at the BASC Wales Game Fair, Bodelwyddan Castle, near St Asaph at 11am on Sunday 24 June.
The Agency is extending an initiative started on the River Conwy last year by recruiting people to report any suspicious activity on a dedicated hotline. This is to enable the Agency's enforcement teams to target their efforts to catch poachers, fly-tippers or polluters.
The initiative is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government's Sustainable Fisheries Project.
Ken Parry, speaking for the Agency said:
"We're really happy to extend this initiative to the River Clwyd. It is at its early stages, but projects like this encourage the general public to get involved in protecting their environment.
"What we're trying to achieve is to get the public to provide us with information and tip-offs so we can base our enforcement on this intelligence.
"We can't be everywhere - so we need people to be our eyes and ears and report illegal fishing and other activities that threaten their local river."
Martin Fowell, Chairman of the Clwyd and Conwy River Trust said:
"This newly-formed Trust between the Clwyd and Conwy can take responsibility for their own bit of river. As a member of the Rhyl and St Asaph Angling Association, when I'm fishing I will be keeping my eyes peeled for anything unusual. This hotline will be a real help to protect the fantastic rivers we have here."
Glyn Cook, Director of BASC Wales, commented:
"The British Association for Shooting and Conservation have always recognised poaching as a rural crime. We applaud this initiative by Environment Agency Wales to reduce crime in the countryside."
Environment Agency Wales will be launching an extended Fisheries Crime Watch initiative on the River Conwy and Clwyd areas at the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) Wales Game Fair at Bodelwyddan Castle this weekend.
Glyn Cook, director of BASC Wales, will be launching the initiative.
The aim of the project is to establish a network of people including anglers and wildlife enthusiasts who will be able to provide valuable information about poaching, pollution or any environmental crime to a dedicated number.
You are invited to send representatives to launch of the Fisheries Crime Watch for the Clwyd and Conwy Rivers Trust at the BASC Wales Game Fair, Bodelwyddan Castle, near St Asaph at 11am on Sunday 24 June.
The Agency is extending an initiative started on the River Conwy last year by recruiting people to report any suspicious activity on a dedicated hotline. This is to enable the Agency's enforcement teams to target their efforts to catch poachers, fly-tippers or polluters.
The initiative is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government's Sustainable Fisheries Project.
Ken Parry, speaking for the Agency said:
"We're really happy to extend this initiative to the River Clwyd. It is at its early stages, but projects like this encourage the general public to get involved in protecting their environment.
"What we're trying to achieve is to get the public to provide us with information and tip-offs so we can base our enforcement on this intelligence.
"We can't be everywhere - so we need people to be our eyes and ears and report illegal fishing and other activities that threaten their local river."
Martin Fowell, Chairman of the Clwyd and Conwy River Trust said:
"This newly-formed Trust between the Clwyd and Conwy can take responsibility for their own bit of river. As a member of the Rhyl and St Asaph Angling Association, when I'm fishing I will be keeping my eyes peeled for anything unusual. This hotline will be a real help to protect the fantastic rivers we have here."
Glyn Cook, Director of BASC Wales, commented:
"The British Association for Shooting and Conservation have always recognised poaching as a rural crime. We applaud this initiative by Environment Agency Wales to reduce crime in the countryside."
