LONDON, Jan. 6 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:
The seasonal restocking of lakes and fisheries in need of a piscine boost isnearly complete, witha total of6,750of coarse fishreared by the agency's Calverton Fish FarmnearNottingham.
Money from rod licences have been used to produce barbel, dace, rudd, roach,bream,tenchand crucians which have beendivided amongrivers,lakesand pondsinSomerset,Dorsetand Wiltshire.
A member of the Wimborne and District Angling Club releasing fish into the lake
Jim Flory of the Environment Agency said:
Anglers are better known forcatchingfishbut itwouldn'tbe possible to put fresh fish back into theplaces they are needed without theincome from theirrod licences.
Giving back fish is good for the environment and everyone and everything reliant on it.
Fish reared at the Environment Agency's Calverton Fish Farm being delivered
The reasons why fresh fish need to be put into waters are many and varied: disease,pollution,high temperaturesand low flows like this experienced this summer in many places.Decemberand January arethe best time to introduce fish to new waters due to the cool temperature. It is also excellent timing ahead of springspawning.
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