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River restoration work begins in Worcestershire

Thursday, February 21, 2019

The £20m scheme aims to reopen more than 150 miles of the River Severn, making it easier for endangered fish to reach their spawning grounds.

The Environment Agency wants to reintroduce shad to the river, said to be one of King Henry III's favourite fish.

Many species vanished after weirs were installed as they prevented migration.

The project will also see England's only fish viewing gallery built at Diglis Weir in Worcester.

River Wear fish pass completed

Friday, October 26, 2018

An Environment Agency (EA) project designed to protect the flood warning service for Stanhope has also been successful in improving fish passage on the River Wear.

Installing the fish pass at Stanhope will allow more fish species to pass upstream over the weir, improving access to c15mi of spawning and nursery grounds. The pass includes a series of baffles – metal plates fixed to a concrete channel – which slow the flow of water enabling fish to pass over more easily. The improvements are set to benefit species such as salmon and trout in particular.

Tamdhu Fish Pass project leaps into action

Monday, October 22, 2018

The Tamdhu Fish Pass project, which SEPA is a partner of, was unveiled last week. The 4.5 metre high, 16m long construction is now allowing salmon and sea trout to breed in a 2.3 mile stretch of the Knockando Burn that has been inaccessible since Victorian times. The target date for reopening this section of the Knockando Burn to migrating fish was 2027 but the Tamdhu Fish Pass Project has allowed this to be completed nine years early.

Academic Paper: Evaluating the effectiveness of restoring longitudinal connectivity for stream fish communities: towards a more holistic approach

Thursday, August 18, 2016

This is a paper by Tummers et al. (2016) which looks at evaluating the effectiveness of multiple measures to increase longitudinal connectivity on the River Deerness.

View the paper by clicking the link below.

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