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Draft ‘Fishing
Strategy for Cardiff Bay ‘
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The Harbour Authority has produced a draft ‘Fishing Strategy for
Cardiff Bay’ in partnership with the Environment Agency and local
fishing groups. This document will provide the basis for
consultation with the Harbour Authority’s stakeholders, developing
the existing relationship with the Environment Agency and local
fishing clubs, and ensuring that fishing facilities and services are
provided for the benefit of all. The stakeholders to be consulted
will include other Council Service areas, public and regulatory
bodies, local angling clubs and angling organisations, wildlife and
conservation groups, and local resident committees.
The involvement of a wide range of organisations and individuals in
the preparation of the Fishing Strategy is essential to gather the
full support of the Harbour Authority’s stakeholders. This will
facilitate progress with the various projects and plans outlined in
the strategy and help to develop and sustain Cardiff Bay as an
exceptional venue for sea, coarse, and game angling.
If you have any comments or queries regarding the fishing strategy
please forward them via e-mail to
seaves@cardiff.gov.uk or to the address below;
Samantha Eaves
Cardiff Harbour Authority
Queen Alexandra House
Cargo Road
Cardiff CF10 4LY
Tel: 029 20877900 Fax: 029 20877901
All comments must be received by Friday 7th December 2007.
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Since 1989, the Environment Agency (and
its predecessor organisation the National Rivers
Authority) have undertaken an extensive monitoring programme to
determine the impact of the Barrage upon migratory fish.
These are fish species that live
at sea, but return to the rivers they were born in to spawn, i.e.
Salmon and Sea Trout. The on-going programme comprises various
monitoring activities including: |
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Trapping of fish at Blackweir and Barrage fish passes |
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Radio tracking of fish |
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Assessment of angling success |
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Re-conditioning of kelts |
In addition, the Environmental Agency also releases
50,000 salmon smolts into the River Taff every year as presumed
mitigation
with respect to the construction of the barrage. The need and
extent of this programme will be re-assessed as a result of evaluating
the data from the long-term monitoring programme. These smolts are
reared at the Environment Agency’s fish hatchery at Cynrig in the
Brecon Beacons.
The Environment Agency also carries out coarse fish surveys
on behalf of Cardiff Harbour Authority. These consist of seine-netting
and hydro-acoustic surveys. Coarse fish are species that breed and
live in freshwater, and the species recorded to date within
Cardiff Bay are:
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Chub, Roach, Mullet, Minnow, Stickleback, Eel, Grayling,
Gudgeon, Barbel, Rudd, Dace, Stone loach, Carp, Bream, Bullhead |
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The following marine fish have also been recorded within Cardiff
Bay: |
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Grey Mullet,
Flounder, Sea Bass, Sand Smelt |
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