The survey also aims to discover the extent of fishing
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Anglers are being urged to continue to play their part in a survey of fish stocks in the north-east of England.
Last year they were asked by the Environment Agency to record catches in special log books.
This aimed to help the agency understand more about the size and diversity of populations, and the extent of fishing in the region.
Now the coarse fishing season is drawing to a close, it is appealing for the completed books to be returned.
'Valuable feedback'
Traditional survey techniques, such as electric fishing and netting, have been used in the past but are less effective in large fast-flowing rivers like the Tyne and Wear.
Phil Rippon, the agency's fisheries technical specialist, said: "Information from anglers' logbooks gives us valuable feedback about the fishing in their area.
"We will use anglers' data to guide future priorities for improvement so it is vital that anglers send their logbooks back to us as soon as possible."
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