Only one in four UK rivers up to scratch

MarkTheSpark · Sep 22, 2009

The BBC report of this story is HERE
But in it, the RSPB's Mark Avery says: "Otters, water voles, kingfishers and more than 30 species of fish all rely on our rivers and we have a responsibility to keep them healthy and clean."
Ok, 30 species. Can you name them all?

Peter Jacobs · Sep 22, 2009

Not off of the top of my head I can't; but here is a good place to start:

http://www.fishingmagic.com/features/reference/record_coarse_fish.html

I think that is 30 . . . . and not counting sticklebacks, minnows etc.

MarkTheSpark · Sep 22, 2009

Bleedin ell Peter, you're right. I couldn't mentally conjure up more than about 15, so that proves how dim I am. Mind you, the list DOES include minnows and sticklybacks. Exactly 30 species in total....

Graham Marsden · Sep 22, 2009

Closing this thread as we have three running on the same topic, please read report from the link and discuss on the related thread. Thanks.

Full report here

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