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Written question asked by Mark Menzies (Conservative) on Friday, 8 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 December 2017. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Monday, 18 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Fisheries: Lancashire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Environment Agency is taking to replenish fish stocks in Lancashire.

Answer

During the last two months the Environment Agency has stocked a number of Lancashire rivers with 19,000 coarse fish from the Environment Agency’s fish farm at Calverton, as follows:

  • River Lostock: 1,000 Chub and 1,000 Dace
  • River Ribble: 2,000 Chub and 1,500 Bream
  • River Wyre: 2,000 Chub, 2,500 Dace, 1,500 Roach and 1,000 Bream
  • River Lune: 2,500 Dace, 3,000 Roach and 1,000 Bream

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
118371
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Fisheries Lancashire
Link
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