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  2. Cadoxton River - Wikipedia

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    On 19 April 2005, most of the river's trout were killed when dangerous pollutants leaked from a vehicle travelling to the Barry chemical plants, seeping into Bullcroft Brook and thus damaging the ecosystem. 183 dead fish were found in a 5 km stretch of the river and the company, Calor Gas Transport, a division of Calor Gas Ltd, was fined £20,000.

  3. North River (Massachusetts Bay) - Wikipedia

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    As the tide rapidly changes both the bass and bluefish get trapped in the shallows. The most common shallows occur by the flats of the river. These flats are approximately half a mile wide and one mile long. During the spring, when schools of striped bass and bluefish are most active, is the best time to fish by the flats, either by boat or on ...

  4. Barry Island - Wikipedia

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    Barry Island railway station is the terminus of Network Rail's Barry Branch and connects with the main line and various Valley lines at Cardiff, about 9 miles (14 km) north, north-east of Barry. Further tourist attractions were developed on the island, and by 1934 the number of visitors to the fairground during the August Bank Holiday week was ...

  5. When? Where? Why? A primer on those extra high high tides ...

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    While these tides are on a moon-based schedule and happen without fail every year, not every tide is the same. And when they’re extra high, like this week’s tide, they’re hard to ignore.

  6. Barry Docks - Wikipedia

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    At high-water spring tides the depth of water at the entrance to the basin is 38 feet (12 m). At high-water neap tides it is 29 feet (8.8 m). [4] The Barry Docks West Breakwater Light, a white cast-iron tower at the head of the west breakwater, was built in 1890. The tower is 30 feet (9.1 m) high and the focal plane is 40 feet (12 m) high.

  7. From snakes to tides, here are 4 important things to know ...

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    High tides occur 12 hours and 25 minutes apart. It takes 6 hours and 12.5 minutes for the water at the shore to go from high to low, or from low to high,” according to the National Ocean Service. 4.

  8. Solunar theory - Wikipedia

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    In May 1926, John Alden Knight put together some fishing folklore and other fishing factors such as the sun and the moon, hence the name Solunar (Sol for sun and Lunar for moon) to form a theory on the patterns of animal movement. Knight compiled a list of factors which control or influence the day-to-day behavior of many freshwater and ...

  9. Bristol Channel - Wikipedia

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    The channel as seen from Barry, Wales The Bristol Channel coast at Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking west towards Lee Bay, with Lundy in the distance The Bristol Channel is an important area for wildlife, in particular waders , and has protected areas, including national nature reserves such as Bridgwater Bay at the mouth of the River Parrett .