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Issue 1045
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Local News
24th January 2019
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Salmon found in River Don weirs away from a ‘fish highway’ between the sea and salmon spawning grounds. The penultimate pass, at Sanderson’s Weir, is expected to be completed within the next year. Jerome Masters Environment Agency Fisheries Technical Specialist said: “Although this individual reached the centre of Sheffield, the final two fish passes are still needed in order to re-establish a spawning population. “Adult salmon do not feed when they enter rivers from the sea and so have only the energy reserves stored in their body to with which to propel them upstream and enable them to spawn successfully.
AN adult salmon has been found in the River Don confirming the species’ return to Sheffield after an absence of 150 years. The body of the 79cm (31 inches) salmon was reported to the Environment Agency by a member of the public. It appears to have died from natural causes.
Coincidentally, January marked the beginning of the International Year of the Salmon, an initiative to support the conservation and restoration of wild salmon species. Following the recent push to improve water quality and introduce more fish passes to facilitate the migration of our native fish, the re-colonisation
of salmon in the Don is now becoming a reality. The Environment Agency’s partnerships with the Don Catchment River Trust, Yorkshire Water, Canal and River Trust and Sheffield City Council has introduced multiple new fish passes. These allow fish to move along the river, easing their migration past weirs. The route is only two
spending two years at sea. Most salmon return home to the river where they were born, but some will stray up the ‘wrong’ river. This is how they can recolonise rivers where they may have become locally extinct, such as the River Don.
Examination by Environment Agency fisheries specialists confirmed the female fish had recently spawned. Salmon often die after spawning, consequently, there is no reason to suspect anything other than a natural cause of death. Prior to spawning, the fish probably weighed between 10 to 12 lbs (4.5 to 5.5 kg).
Ben Gillespie, Yorkshire Water’s lead environmental advisor said: “The confirmation of salmon in Sheffield demonstrates our investment in fish passes on the Don is working.
Growth patterns in the scales showed the salmon spent two years in freshwater before
“These projects have been delivered in partnership with the Environment Agency and DCRT who have shared their technical expertise to ensure we maximise environmental benefits. I’m excited for what the future holds!”
STOCKSBRIDGE TOWN COUNCIL SET TO LAUNCH PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING SCHEME STOCKSBRIDGE Town Council are to implement a Participatory Budgeting scheme. This is a process whereby the community can have a say in how money is spent in the community. A task group of representatives from various sectors within the community has been set up to administer the scheme. It will be chaired by Barbara Horsman, who is preparing a letter for next week’s Look Local, detailing how you can get involved.
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