Loddon Fisheries & Conservation Consultative

Latest DRAFT Loddon Catchment Implementation Plan (CIP)

The draft Loddon Catchment Implementation Plan is being developed to classify the status of ecology and outline solutions against water management pressures in the Loddon catchment. The aim of the plan is to assist in delivering good ecological status and potential (the latter for Heavily Modified Waterbodies). The ecological status is based on fish, plants, invertebrates and water chemistry. If one fails, they all fail. The Water Framework Directive is a new approach to the management of water looking as it looks at biological, physical and chemical elements together.

BARBEL SOCIETY NATIONAL SPAWNING SURVEY

The Barbel Society is spearheading a national survey of barbel spawning sites on UK rivers. The purpose of the survey is to gather data on the dates and times of barbel spawning activity, and to build a central national register of barbel spawning sites in order to improve our understanding of barbel recruitment factors, as well as to enable better protection of those sites.

The survey will continue in the long term, and provide data to indicate any patterns or changes in spawning behaviour.