Getting 'reel' value for rod licence fee payers
Not a lot of people realise how varied my job as a fisheries officer can be. One day I can be carrying out specialist fish surveys and the next, it will be all hands to the pump to assist a …
Water
Posts about our work to improve the water environment
A week in the life of a beach coordinator in Cumbria
A week in the life of a beach coordinator in Cumbria The seaside economy contributes more than £3.6 billion each year in England and it’s crucial we protect our bathing water quality. Bathing water quality in the UK reached a …
Morpeth: The Grand Opening
After two years hard work and £26 million, hundreds of residents turned out to see the official opening of the Morpeth Flood Alleviation Scheme. As the Area …
Managing water resources in West Cumbria
We’re currently working with United Utilities to deliver West Cumbria’s demand for water in the best possible way, balancing the needs of people whilst protecting the sensitive natural environment. West Cumbria needs a new water supply fit for the twenty …
Fisheries team rescues hundreds of fish... and a plastic duck
...us to go in and rescue the fish - a job for me and my colleagues in the fisheries team. The River Tarrant in Dorset is a little gem of...
Build it and they will come...
...with great haste and in unpredictable ways, never ceases to amaze me. We all had great expectations for Medmerry – 180 hectares of saltmarsh, lagoons and mudflats on the Sussex...
Why I value water
Summer is here. People and families are venturing into parks, countryside and the coastline to enjoy the beauty and tranquillity of our beaches, rivers, streams, lakes and estuaries. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at the …
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside!
We love to make the most of the English summer – however long it lasts. When warm weather and school holidays combine, the beach is one of the best places to enjoy the sunshine. In England the seaside is cleaner …
Why fishing is my life
From a very young age, I knew I just had to fish! I really do remember watching a fly fisherman from my parent's hotel bedroom window when we were on holiday in Wales. It was on the verge of dawn …
Making the impassable possible
Posted by:
Katherine Causer, Posted on:
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Categories:
Fisheries and biodiversity, Uncategorized, Water
It’s 15 years since I first filmed a poignant video of salmon trying to negotiate a weir on the lower reaches of the River Bollin, in Cheshire, during the breeding season. Salmon disappeared from the Bollin nearly two centuries ago …