Loch Lomond Catchment Management Plan Consultation Report
- December 2001
Response of The Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling - February 2002
ISSUE 16 - Conservation of lamprey, salmon, powan and other native fish populations
MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE
Conserve lamprey, salmon, powan and native fish populations, and encourage further research into the ecology of lamprey species.
| No. | Action | Lead Organisation | Timescale |
| A16.1 | In accordance with SNH’s site condition monitoring programme, establish conservation objectives for the River Endrick SAC and devise and implement monitoring, habitat management and protection programmes. | SNH | Short |
| No. | Further Research | Lead Organisation | Timescale |
| A16.2 | Identify threats to powan, devise management proposals and implement a long-term monitoring programme | SNH | Medium |
| A16.3 | Devise and implement monitoring, species protection and management programmes for other native fish communities. | LLFT | Medium |
| No. | Further Research | Lead Organisation | Timescale |
| R16.1 | Devise and implement a research programme to improve knowledge of lamprey populations. | SNH | Short |
SFCA Comments
A16.1 We support this proposal in principle, with the proviso that it will be essential for coarse angling interests to be a party to discussion on any management measures or protection programmes which emerge.
A16.2 As for A16.1 above.
A16.3 We support this proposal, subject to a clearer picture of what species are considered "native" in this context. There is at present no commonly agreed list of all the fish species regarded as "native"to Scotland, far less to any individual catchment. At the very least, we believe that pike, perch and roach should be included within that category as far as the Lomond catchment is concerned. With that proviso, we would welcome the opportunity to participate in the development and implementation of the programmes concerned, both via our contribution to LLFT and by more direct means.
R16.1 We support this proposal in principle, but implementation of it must be subject to the consideration regarding sampling methods which we describe in our comments on A14.1 above.
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