Stonegate Beck Catchment - North York Moors National Park

• CSF officer, Natural England staff,NYMNPA staff to report any pollutionproblems to the Environment Agencyvia incident hotline10) Declining freshwater pearl • Continue to carry out habitat NYMNPA (Lead) / Medium 2013 - onwardsmussel population restoration work to restore the Esk. Environment Agency• Monitor freshwater pearl musselpopulation• Monitor re-introduction sites• High Status (Water Framework Environment Agency Low 2013 – onwardsDirective) - High status target (Lead)required for the survival of theFreshwater Pearl Musselpopulation in the Esk.• EA to review all waterbodiesupstream of the FWPM population.Consider revising the target for thesewaterbodies to “High Status”.• Continue to work with Freshwater Freshwater Biological Low 2013 - onwardsBiological Association Ark project. Association / NYMNPA• Captive breeding of Esk freshwaterpearl mussels.• Re-introduction of freshwater pearlmussels to Esk.