Environment Agency Wales has released another 1,800 coarse fish into the River Dee. The restocking took place at Braerton’s Wood, upstream of Farndon, Cheshire on Wednesday.
Some 1,000 chub and 800 barbel, all aged about two years, were placed into the river to help replenish stocks hit by the Dee pollution incident last July. The fish were a welcome donation from the Environment Agency’s Calverton coarse fishery near Nottingham and their age, river conditions the current close season will all aid their chances of survival and reproduction in the future.
The Agency has now stocked more than 50,000 fish in the River Dee since the devastating pollution incident in which about 100,000 fish died. Since then, the Agency has been actively looking to replace as many as possible. The most recent restocking prior to yesterday’s event was at the village of Farndon on 2 February, when 10,000 young dace were placed in the river.
