SAC Monitoring: Twaite (Alosa fallax) and Allis (Alosa alosa) Shad egg survey of the River Usk (2010-2011)

The River Usk rises in the Black Mountain range in the west of the Brecon Beacons National Park and flows east and then south, to enter the Severn Estuary at Newport. The river is designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for several features, including salmon, lampreys and shads. Twaite (Alosa fallax) and allis (Alosa alosa) shad are anadromous members of the Family Clupeidae (Herring). In Britain, twaite shad is known to spawn in the Rivers Severn, Wye, Usk and Tywi. However, it is not certain whether a breeding population of allis shad still exists. The fomer Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), and now Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is responsible for monitoring the condition of shad populations within SACs and to ensure the maintenance of favourable conservation status within these designated sites. The JNCC 'Common Standards Methodology Guidance for Freshwater Fauna' (2005) gives a target for the spawning distribution of shad. It states there should be 'no decline in spawning distribution' assessed by kick sampling during May and June. There are two main data sources of shad spawning in the River Usk. The Environment Agency Wales (EAW), now Natural Resources Wales recorded the presence or absence of shad eggs at a number of sites, from 1990 to 2005, although surveys have only been conducted annually since 2003.

Identifier: NRW_DS112727

Alternative Title

Shad Egg Survey River Usk 2011 - CCW - Report no.11/8/3 CCW0008000000009
Shad Egg Survey River Usk 2010 - CCW - Report no.10/8/1 CCW000280000000E
Monitro ACA: Arolygu Wyau Gwangod (Alosa fallax) a Herlynod (Alosa alosa) yn Afon Wysg (2010-2011)

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: The data and report outlines the monitoring undertaken by former CCW and EAW staff on the spawning distribution of shad during the spawning seasons of 2010 and 2011. - 2010 Surveys and evidence of spawning was recorded from the 26th of May to 22nd of June. - 2011 Surveys and evidence of spawning was recorded from the 19th of May to 6th of July. Natural Resources Wales also hold records of visible shad spawning at one location (Usk Town, NGR SO374007) for 5 consecutive years from 1997 to 2001. The standard Hillman et al. (2003) methodology was amended to record the presence or absence of shad eggs only. A minimum of 10 kick samples were undertaken at each site with the number of eggs found in each kick recorded. If in total 10 shad eggs were recorded the survey was terminated. However, if less than 10 shad eggs were recorded the kick sampling continued either until over 10 eggs were found or a maximum of 25 kick samples had been undertaken. Confidence in data: High - work carried out by qualified CCW monitoring staff.

Additional Information: Rivers Ecologist, NRW.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2012-01-31

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2010-05-26

End date: 2011-07-06

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Environment
Biota
Inland waters

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Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)

Countryside Council for Wales, Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW

http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/

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Environment Agency Wales (EA Wales)

Cambria House, 29 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 0TP, Wales

www.environment-agency.gov.uk

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[A] The final reports in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats. [B] Raw data workbooks in excel format [C] A series of images held in JPEG Format [D] Species data is held in Recorder as CCW000280000000E (2010) and CCW0008000000009 (2011)

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Conformity: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
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Lineage: The data and report outlines the monitoring undertaken by former CCW and EAW staff on the spawning distribution of shad during the spawning seasons of 2010 and 2011. - 2010 Surveys and evidence of spawning was recorded from the 26th of May to 22nd of June. - 2011 Surveys and evidence of spawning was recorded from the 19th of May to 6th of July. Natural Resources Wales also hold records of visible shad spawning at one location (Usk Town, NGR SO374007) for 5 consecutive years from 1997 to 2001. The standard Hillman et al. (2003) methodology was amended to record the presence or absence of shad eggs only. A minimum of 10 kick samples were undertaken at each site with the number of eggs found in each kick recorded. If in total 10 shad eggs were recorded the survey was terminated. However, if less than 10 shad eggs were recorded the kick sampling continued either until over 10 eggs were found or a maximum of 25 kick samples had been undertaken. Confidence in data: High - work carried out by qualified CCW monitoring staff.

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

alosa alosa
alosa fallax
Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) (see also Candidate Special Areas of Conservation cSAC)
survey methods (survey techniques) (survey) (surveying)
Eggs
clupea harengus
Countryside Council for Wales (CCW)
Shad
River Usk
Clupeidae
herring

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Date (Publication): 2024-04-09

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Parent Identifier: Condition monitoring of Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in Wales
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Metadata Date: 2024-05-31T09:43:11.379Z

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Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

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SAC Monitoring: Twaite (Alosa fallax) and Allis (Alosa alosa) Shad egg survey of the River Usk (2010-2011)

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