It was good to catch up with the Black Rock Lave Net Heritage Fishery at Newport Wetlands this weekend – one of the few groups keeping this salmon fishing tradition alive. Long may their licence continue.

You can read more about their activity in the Severn Estuary, and the challenges posed to them by plastic pollution, here: https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/17694350.400-year-old-fishing-tradition-at-risk-due-to-plastic-pollution-in-severn-estuary/