This is a copy of an invitation to a meeting sent to the Mid Clyde Angling Association apparently many other clubs within the Clyde catchment received a similar invite.
It appears that Dr Yeomans of the Clyde River Foundation has chosen not to invite members of the Nethan Valley Angling Association to the meeting which demonstrates his total lack of professionalism in matters relating to the fish stocks and matters relating to the Clyde Catchment area for which he claims the self ordained title of Catchment Manager.
If you read the last paragraph of his letter where we have underlined he has clearly contradicted himself by not inviting our association to the meeting.
Is it perhaps he feels threatened by the knowledge and experience of our river management and research teams? Or is it simply the fact that he has personal issues with Jimmy Delaney and has allowed those issues to cloud his judgement?
He will probably claim that he simply forgot to send an invitation of it was lost in the post. the man is the same when it comes to surveying the River Nethan he basically ignores our association and does what pleases.
The Foundation has been in existence for the same length of time as our association and in that time they have achieved very little except to con local authorities into parting with cash to fund their 'Clyde' in the Classroom project.
Ask the man where is his catchment management plan? what has all his survey work proved? The truth is all of the money spent on surveys etc could have gone to build much needed fish passes.
This is year 10 since the Foundation was initially set up and not one extra fish has made it up the system thanks to any of the work done by them.
The truth of the matter is they are teaching children how to hatch fish artificially instead of teaching the children the problems that face fish in the wild and how to remedy the situation.
There are two hatcheries within the Clyde catchment yet the CRF chooses to buy their fish eggs from Howietown. Any fish that survive the classroom are released into local waters, where is the sense in this stocking with fish alien to the catchment? Perhaps the CRF should re-name their project as Howietown in the classroom and stop conning people into believing its Clyde in the Classroom.
2 comments:
I cannot understand this mans lack of courtesy and total lack of professionalism. I have sent you a cartoon which depicts him to a tee.
Please publish it as our club has had dealings with the moron in the past. He talks a good game but it soon became apparent he doesn't know what he is talking about. He is a charlatan.
JRH
They appear to want to 'be seen' to be doing great new & exciting things for the freshwater 'system'...but, if you want to 'be seen', the least you can do is get it right...no???? Which 'system' exactly, I wonder is it being done for???? Petty squabbles/rivalries actively pursued by individuals such as Dr Yeomans in this instance have absolutely NO PLACE in shaping and protecting our precious freshwater environment! These types need to get over themselves and learn to do 'the right thing'!
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