ANGLERS fishing the River Alne are being encouraged to get involved in an Environment Agency survey to identify how fish migrate.
The Alne meets the River Arrow in Alcester and this two year, £30,000 project, is part of a fish improvement programme funded by the Environment Agency and the Severn Rivers Trust.
The Banister Charitable Trust has also provided an additional £9,000.
The project will see fisheries officers using different coloured dyes on fish for different stretches of the river above Alcester.
Anglers are being asked to record catching fish with their dye colour, so data can be compiled showing where fish are migrating to on the river.
Local angling clubs have been given flashlights to help with the identification.
In addition, new fencing and stiles are being put up along parts of the river to prevent cattle entering the water, 1,000 trees are being planted along embankments and there are plans for removing a weir.
Darin Alberry from the Environment Agency said: “The project will help anglers increase their knowledge of fish populations in the river and just how far up and downstream they migrate.”
