by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jan 11, 2023 | Projects, Uncategorized
Stop Anaerobic Digesters Polluting Our Rivers FollowFollow Anaerobic digester (AD) plants are widely regarded as a way of generating green energy and as a solution to the disposal and recycling of agricultural and other waste material. But while ADs may help Wales...
by Seth Johnson-Marshall | Jun 22, 2022 | Projects
Reconnecting The Salmon Rivers Of Wales 2022-23 FollowFollow Afonydd Cymru were delighted to be a partner in a £500,000 project launched in April 2022 to ease fish migration in five famous Welsh salmon rivers. The 17-month project was led by Swansea University and...
by David Griffiths | Feb 15, 2022 | Projects
Inland Fisheries Habitat Restoration Project 2020-present FollowFollow All inland fisheries habitat restoration works carried out in Wales under our 1st project (2020 – 2021) by work type; Fish passage / Habitat Restoration. Between 2017 and 2021, Afonydd Cymru and...
by David Griffiths | Jan 12, 2022 | Projects
“Alternative” Mitigation Funding for Fisheries FollowFollow Above: stocking hatchery-reared salmon fry into a Welsh stream. For many years mitigation funding was used to support salmonid hatcheries to artificially stock Welsh rivers. All hatcheries in...
by David Griffiths | Jan 12, 2022 | Projects
Inland Fisheries Habitat Walkover Surveys FollowFollow In 2017, Natural Resources Wales commissioned Afonydd Cymru to prepare fisheries habitat plans on the 23 principal salmon rivers of Wales. To establish the priority issues that needed resolving on these rivers,...
by David Griffiths | Sep 29, 2021 | Projects
Barrier Removals on the Afon Tywi FollowFollow Surveys of Tywi tributaries have shown barriers to fish migration caused by fallen timber, often sealed by waste plastic (typically silage wrap). The Carmarthenshire Fisherman’s Federation removed these from the...
