cg74
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cg, can I ask if you are connected to one of the 'bodies'?
It means that over predation as a prime example, leads to a shortage of prey, this results in the predator either moving on or dying, simple!
This is what it's all about cg, when the prey are gone, they are gone.....
I've recently had dealings with the E.A hotline and to be honest I have no faith in them what so ever. I sent pics and was told I would be contacted, nothing!!! No email reply and no phone call
So what's the point? Underfunded and it's gonna get worse and what are the ATr doing about it? They are aware of the comorant problems and otters, but nothing. So I'm not surprised the P.A.G has been formed.
You may ask and I will answer your question, no I am not connected to any of the groups that listed, nor do I have any desire to be.
But what I have found is unless you push and really push the issues into their faces, they will just brush you aside.
I too can see exactly why PAG has been formed.
That said around me a lot of the blame for the demise of the rivers especially, lays squarely at the feet of the clubs who control the stretches of river most severely effected by poor stocks.
I am not saying this is always the case but if you look hard I bet you'll find in one hell of a lot of cases its poor water management that is the reason no action is/has been taken.
In my area (Oxfordshire) if the biggest club controlling the river Cherwell Banbury District AA had bothered to pursue the issues being faced by the river, firstly we'd be fifteen years ahead of where we're at now and secondly the river wouldn't have ever reached crisis state.
They had one of the most prolific barbel stretches on the river, now about 6 barbel reside on it.
They also had one of the best mixed river fishery's I've ever fished now thats f****d but still they don't contact the EA, why, IMO bloody apathy!!
Happy hiding away blaming otter predation for everything, apart from Trefor West and a few that follow his hear say, nobody else blames otters for the rivers demise.
So why do they, easy, well they're protected so what can be done...... So they've got their excuse sewn up!
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