Ban on Lethal Sheep Dip

NAFAC welcomes the news of a ban on Cypermethrin sheep dip

Commenting on the news, NAFAC’s Executive Chairman Terry Mansbridge said, ‘I join the many other angling organisations, clubs and individual anglers, who have fought hard to achieve this result. It certainly is cause for celebration.

Cypermethrin is extremely toxic to the aquatic environment especially invertebrate life, which is the main source of food for fish and many birds. And it isn’t just the food chain that can be affected, independent authorities have suggested that chemicals such a cypermethrin can have a serious impact on fishes’ ability to reproduce. Fisheries across the country will be better off without it.

But while the sale of this chemical as a sheep dip is very welcome we should remember that it is still used extensively in agriculture and NAFAC will be pressing for further information on the possible effects on coarse fish and fisheries, particularly in areas of intensive agriculture.’

FishingMagic Note
The National Association of Fisheries and Angling Consultatives (NAFAC) is the national body of local and regional fisheries and angling consultatives (stakeholder groups) that together represent the views of over 400,000 anglers and others with an interest in our fisheries.