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 pollution of any kind then ring the Environment Agency (EA) hotline 0800 80 70 60
It is imperative that any report made to the EA Hotline is also reported, with the EA Incident Reference, to the Ribble Fisheries Consultative Association (RFCA). This will enable the RFCA to track the incident, assist the appropriate bodies and help the RFCA in building important data.
To report directly to the Ribble Rivers Consultative Association go to their website at www.ribblefisheriesca.co.uk and click the appropriate link from the Home Page.
These 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