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Cumbria Tarns Project

Cumbria Tarns Project. Fish surveys 2006-2008. Tarns visited and sampled. Blea Water August 2006 fyke netting High Borrans May 2007 fyke netting Blea Tarn June 2007 angling Small Water July 2007 angling Red Tarn,Hlln August 2007 fyke netting

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Cumbria Tarns Project

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  1. Cumbria Tarns Project Fish surveys 2006-2008

  2. Tarns visited and sampled • Blea Water August 2006 fyke netting • High Borrans May 2007 fyke netting • Blea Tarn June 2007 angling • Small Water July 2007 angling • Red Tarn,Hlln August 2007 fyke netting • Little Langdale August 2007 fyke netting

  3. Fish Species • Brown trout (all samples) • Minnows (Borrans, Little Langdale) • Stickleback (Borrans, Little Langdale) • Perch (Blea Tarn) • Crayfish (Borrans)

  4. Issues with fish in tarns • Catch is method, weather and season dependent • Size range is method dependent • Methods are labour intensive • Volunteers are weather dependent • Access to site is owner and season dependent

  5. Benefits • Whatever you catch is present • A minimum species list is obtained • Volunteers can provide extra local knowledge • The knowledge is valuable • Sites can be revisited for more information • It is fun!

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