Research and analysis

Guidelines for electric fishing best practice

The results of a study into best practice for electric fishing.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
1 January 2002

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This guidance is out of date and has been withdrawn as electric fishing technology and ways of working have advanced since this was published.

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Guidelines for Electric Fishing Best Practice

Ref: ISBN 1857056361, LIT 1560

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The Environment Agency’s Electric Fishing working group identified a need to develop best practice for electric fishing operations, in respect of choice of equipment and output characteristics needed to achieve good fish capture efficiency and minimum incidence and severity of fish damage at all times.

Published 1 January 2002

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