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19th November 2015 By Carol Flux

Angling Trust, Fish Legal and WWF-UK in court today

The Angling Trust, Fish Legal and WWF-UK are in the High Court today fighting a judicial review of the government’s failure to stop agricultural pollution degrading 44 rivers, lakes and estuaries which are specially protected areas in England.They believe that the government was required by the EU’s Water Framework Directive to stop this ongoing pollution in these sites by 2015. They haven’t done this and so we’re taking them to court.

As a result of our pressure, the government is holding a Salmon Summit today and Mark Lloyd from the Angling Trust will be giving a presentation at the summit setting out what needs to be done to restore salmon stocks.

Find out all about the Angling Trust and its work at www.anglingtrust.net or call us on 01568 620447

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