| The aim of the by-laws is to protect populations of rare fish, including vendace, schelly and arctic charr, which live in Cumbria's lakes. |
| The declining populations of the fish are thought to be due to introduced species that utilise the native vendace as a food source, and also due to pollution. |
| One salmonid species found in these lakes is vendace, which is a planktophagous fish. |
| It is known that ruffe eat the eggs of vendace, which are particularly vulnerable because of their long incubation period. |
| Coregonus vandesius, the vendace, is a freshwater whitefish found in the United Kingdom. |
| The aim of the byelaws is to protect populations of rare fish, including vendace, schelly and arctic charr, which live in Cumbria's lakes. |
