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Fish survey reveals huge variety in River Thames

Posted on 20/07/2015 by Admin

The variety of fish which live in the River Thames has been highlighted by an Environment Agency fisheries survey along the river. The survey found dace, smelt and common bream, as well as marine species such as sea bass and … Continue reading →

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Tidal Thames Draw Off 2014

Posted on 12/12/2014 by Admin

Each year in mid November the Semi-Tidal Thames between Teddington and Richmond is allowed to ‘draw off’, or become a full tidal river. This allows access to locks, weirs, and sluices along the river for essential maintenance and  inspection of … Continue reading →

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Thames Eel pass gets a Spring Clean

Posted on 11/05/2014 by Admin

Volunteers from the TAC spent a morning cleaning out the Molesey Eel pass and Trap which had beacome blocked after the winter floods. The trap had beacome full of large amounts of sand, gravel and huge numbers of freshwater shells. … Continue reading →

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Eels get a helping hand in the Hogsmill River

Posted on 16/08/2013 by Admin

​Volunteers and staff from the Thames Anglers Conservancy and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) joined forces in a project spearheaded by the Wandle Trust (Part of the new South East Rivers Trust), to help eels enter the Hogsmill River that … Continue reading →

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The ZSL’s ‘Citizen Science’ European Eel monitoring Report 2012

Posted on 14/12/2012 by Admin

The Zoological Society of London’s Citizen Science, European Eel monitoring project Report for 2012 Executive Summary Over the past 30 years it has become apparent that European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) recruitment into European rivers has declined rapidly and despite the … Continue reading →

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Thames Anglers’ Conservancy joins important eel monitoring programme

Posted on 25/04/2012 by Admin

Thames Anglers' Conservancy joins important eel monitoring programme The Thames Anglers' Conservancy in partnership with the Zoological Society for London has taken on the monitoring of the newly installed eel trap at Molesey weir.Ten volunteers from the TAC have received … Continue reading →

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