I hesitate to comment on the below Newsletter as to do it justice would probably result in a solicitors letter.

Having spent many millions of pounds 8/10 12 million  who really  knows, they still hold out the begging bowls even after you have snuffed it.  Why not you won't be needing it though I though of course there is a £500,000 wage bill to service.  Wonder how many black caps they will sell and who will be man enough to wear one.
As for volunteers -after years of disengagement especially with anglers they now appeal for help.
Redd counting and beat maintainace for heavens sake -owners seem to want it all ways.

Wye & Usk Foundation Update 19th December, 2014 For interesting Christmas presents, and ones which will support the jewel of our rivers too, we'd be thrilled if you, your friends and family would consider the following. And do please forward this email to anyone whom you think might be interested too!  A limited edition print : Wild Brown Trout of the Wye and the Usk by Humphrey Stanley  priced at £75, with £10 from each sale being donated to the Wye and Usk Foundation. This limited edition print is from an original commissioned by Trustee Tony Norman, whose fish were portrayed in the picture. Each fish from each river has its tiny visual differences, carefully depicted in this beautiful print. To obtain your print please send a £75 cheque with your address details to: Humphrey Stanley, Blaisdon, Glewstone, Ross on Wye, HR9 6AT. Please call him on 01989 770 760 or email him at humph.s@btinternet.com if you would prefer to do an electronic payment by bank transfer. A 2015 Wild Streams Season Permit. Priced at & pound;75 (or £110 for a 2 rod permit) a Wild Streams permit is valid for the whole year 2015 and gives you access to the 60 or so trout and grayling beats participating in the scheme. Please see here for how they work or click here to purchase one. WUF gift vouchers are priced at £10, £20, or £50 each and come in any multiple of these figures. A gift voucher can be used by the recipient to book Passport fishing at any point through the year. Passport fishing is described here and the scheme is one of the most delightful, economic and easiest ways to gain access to fishing some of the best waters in the country. Please click here to purchase a voucher. WUF black caps are priced at £12 each, a dashing addition to a day on the river. Click here to purchase. Meanwhile, for those that have finished their Christmas shopping, could we suggest some New Year resolutions?! How about becoming a supporter of the Foundation? This brings the satisfaction and pride that you are making a real difference to the habitat, conservation and beauty of the Welsh border rivers and their local communities. Please click here to make a donation.  You could also leave a lasting legacy. By leaving money to a favourite charity you can leave something very special for the future. A legacy to the Foundation would ensure that your help to protect the future of the rivers, their fish, and other wildlife continues beyond your life time. How about doing some volunteering in 2015? We invite you, your families and friends to join us on the glorious river banks of the Welsh borders carrying out a range of important and satisfying activities. These include redd counting, litter picking, beat maintenance, running a Riverfly group etc. If you are interested, please complete the form here.   And lastly, WUF offices will be closing on Christmas Eve and reopening on Friday 2nd January. Wishing you the very best for the season, and for a wonderful 2015. From all of us at The Wye and Usk Foundation. Details of our Projects can be found here. Click here for anglers' reports and here for monthly fishing reports. For details of WUF's Consultations, Click here. EA & NRW Emergency Hotline: 0800 80 70 60    Dwr Cymru/Welsh Water Emergency Sewage Line: 0800 085 3968 Rainfall at Llanstephan 2014 to date:41.5" (2013 total: 39", 2012: 47", 2011: 29") Bookings and availability Tel: 01874 712 074 This email was sent by The Wye & Usk Foundation.

Atlantic Salmon Federation News    Friday, Dec. 19, 2014

ASF Welcomes DFO Minister's Formation of Advisory Committee to Tackle Low Salmon Numbers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Thursday the Honourable Gail Shea announced the creation of an advisory committee involving the four Atlantic Provinces, Quebec and First Nations to address the serious decline in salmon runs. Read more. http://asf.ca/federal-government-response-an-important-first-step-to-atla.html NS Releases the Independent Review of Aquaculture Regulatory Practices ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We encourage anyone interested in the future of wild Atlantic salmon to scan through this document. The report is insightful but its importance will depend on proper implementation. The report can be downloaded on the page below: http://asf.ca/ns-report-released-for-independent-review-of-aquaculture-re.html NL Releases an Aquaculture Review        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NL's review of its aquaculture industry is far more superficial than Nova Scotia's insightful document. Concerns about wild salmon are wrapped up in one paragraph that says not enough is known. Read the report. http://asf.ca/newfoundland-releases-aquaculture-review.html NB Premier Unveils Fracking Moratorium     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A moratorium on shale gas development was announced yesterday. Those involved with Atlantic salmon were most concerned about wastewater contamination of streams. Premier Gallant addressed that and other concerns in his press conference. Read details. http://asf.ca/nb-premier-unveils-fracking-moratorium.html PEI Vegetable Farm Pleads Not Guilty on Fish Kill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brookfield Gardens pleads not guilty regarding a fish kill earlier this year. Read details. http://asf.ca/pei-farm-pleads-not-guilty-on-fish-kill.html Biologist Position Open at ASF    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF has an opening for a biologist, the position based in St. Andrews, NB. Application deadline Jan. 2, 2015 Click for details, or check Employment Opportunities at http://asf.ca  The Atlantic Salmon Federation wishes every reader HAPPY HOLIDAYS!