Pollution & Conservation

 

If you see pollution of any kind then ring the EA hotline 0800 80 70 60

Then let Fred Higham, Pollution Officer for the RFCA for the Ribble and Hodder, know on 01200 423314.

Pollution can be anything from recently dipped sheep on a watercourse to sewage or effluent discharges into a watercourse.

One discharge of sheep dip into a Welsh river killed all invertebrate life for a good quarter of a mile downstream destroying the fish habitat. With no insects in the river the fish have nothing to live on.

If you see anything at all suspicious on or near the river then phone our bailiff John Walker on 07980 522974 or 01729 823315. Or you could ring this number…084 6060247

 

Below are some links that might interest you…..

The Vanishing Eel

The Irish Eel Fishermen – an endangered species

River Ribble Pollution Incident – Ian Fleming’s Blog

Christmas Day Pollution at Gisburn

 

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