Sewage on the riverbed blamed for 'anglers catching more tampons than fish' in Shrewsbury

Sewage on the riverbed blamed for 'anglers catching more tampons than fish' in Shrewsbury

Source: shropshirestar

11/11/2022

A council officer said sewage collecting at the bottom of a river is the main reason for "low quality of life under water" after a damning report said anglers are "catching more tampons than fish".

The Shrewsbury Town Council report branded levels of raw sewage in the River Severn "embarrassing" and said the situation is so bad along one stretch of the river, the "demoralised" angling community has been forced to cancel a showpiece fishing festival.

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3401	Warmer, oxygen-poor waters threaten world’s ‘most heavily exploited’ fish	mongabay	2022-01-06	PE
3402	Tiny but mighty important: What a small fish can tell you about the health of our rivers	newschannel9	2022-01-07	US
3403	Australian writer seeks information on Texarkana falling fish phenomenon	texarkanagazette	2022-01-08	AU
3404	Mississippi fishermen find themselves caught after agents say they were over limit by 152 fish	magnoliastatelive	2022-01-09	US
3405	Four swimmers are found dead and covered in bites after spate of terrifying PIRANHA attacks in Paraguay	dailymail	2022-01-06	PY
3406	Indonesia aims for sustainable fish farming with ‘aquaculture villages’	mongabay	2022-01-07	ID
3407	Alaskan fishers intercepting B.C. salmon at 'jarring' rate	delta-optimist	2022-01-11	US
3408	So you caught a fish in Kansas, is it safe to eat?	KSNW	2022-01-03	US
3409	An 'amazing week': Idaho Fish & Game researchers hook three 10-foot sturgeon	ktvb7	2022-01-04	US
3410	Sustainable fishing by 2025: What is the current situation in Indonesia?	dw	2022-01-10	ID
3411	In Norway, Kids Slice Out Cod Tongues for Serious Money	smithsonianmag	2022-01-12	NO
3412	After 33 years, Fish Radio's Laine Welch hangs up her mic	KDLG 670AM	2022-01-08	US
3413	Spanish Party Calls for Demolition of Morocco’s Fish Farm Near Chafarinas Islands	moroccoworldnews	2022-01-03	MA
3414	Tribe works to keep home of endangered fish free of invasive species	nevadacurrent	2022-01-03	US
3415	Local fisherman reels in possible world record haul off coast of St. Augustine	news4jax	2021-12-28	US
3416	Biodiversity: The tale of the 'un-extinct' fish	bbc	2021-12-29	MX
3417	Delta pumps throttled back despite rains, cutting California water deliveries to protect fish	sacbee	2022-01-01	US
3418	Fish fall from the sky during rain in east Texas, city reacts	kxxv	2022-01-04	US
3419	Israeli scientists train goldfish to steer car around room	timesofisrael	2022-01-03	IL
3420	Removing barriers to fish passage	newportnewstimes	2021-12-29	US
3421	Seawatch: Alaska had a tumultuous fishing year	Homer News	2021-12-29	US
3422	Ice Age Canadian Lakes	earthobservatory	2022-01-21	CA
3423	Jordan orders gates opened on Avon River to allow fish passage	saltwire	2021-03-23	CA
3424	What the Petitcodiac River can teach us about Windsor’s controversial causeway	saltwire	2020-09-24	CA
3425	Представлен дрон, способный работать как в воздухе, так и под водой	ixbt	2022-01-20	US

136 of [140 - pages.]