Help The Recovery of the Wye Salmon


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/ #10 Another aspect of the debate

2015-01-02 11:10

In an article I read some time ago written by atlantic salmon conservationist Orri Vigfusson he added a very convincing economic argument.  He claims that a salmon caught on a line is worth around £1500 to the local economy as opposed to a net caught salmon being worth around £5.  

My point is that, in addition to the strong case for conservation of atlantic salmon, which naturally all fisherman whole-heartedly support, there is an equally powerful economic advantage in working to restore the stocks in the river: it would improve trade for all those businesses that depend on slamon fishers returning to the river year after year.