article_snippet: the Environment Agency introduced the new quotas amid fears that the salmon population in the Severn was dangerously low.
article_snippet: Nigel, of Stroat, Gloucestershire, argued that the unreasonably low quota threatened his livelihood and would put his out of business.
article_snippet: All of these sites are designated to protect salmon, and All of these sites are currently under threat. '
article_snippet: We impose restrictions on salmon fishing for all fisheries in these areas because of the need to protect the designated habitats and fisheries.'
highlights_snippet: Livelihood was thrown into doubt by 2012 Environment Agency diktat .
  