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All anglers were prosecuted for fishing without a licence and two received penalties for additional fishing offences.
Nine anglers from the West Midlands have been ordered to pay a total of £3,983 after they were caught fishing illegally by officers of the Environment Agency.
Increases our understanding of how the Environment Agency can encourage angling participation and enhanch both peoples’ quality of life and the natural environment.
A Birmingham angler was caught fishing without a licence at Riddings Fishery near Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire.
The anglers were found by fisheries enforcement officers to be fishing without a licence in Yeovil, Somerset.
Anglia rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.
Two men from Evesham, Worcestershire have pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence in June. Their cases remind anglers of the importance of having a licence.
13 anglers from Birmingham, Walsall and Droitwich have been found guilty of fishing without a licence in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
This report provides an understanding of sea angler attitudes towards management so that they can be considered in the development of approaches for the management of recreational fisheries.
Two friends from Birmingham landed more than fish on a day's trip in the close season, and without a fishing licence.
North West and Border Esk byelaws are statutory rules (regulated by law) and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
Participation and catches of sea anglers resident in the UK in 2018 & 2019
An economic valuation of freshwater angling in England.
A Gloucester angler gave a false name and address when an Environment Agency fisheries patrol found he did not have a valid fishing licence.
Two men have been found guilty of fishing offences in Cheshire resulting in a criminal record and fines amounting to £675
Participation, catches and economic impact of sea anglers resident in the UK in 2016 & 2017
The angler was caught fishing during the close season by Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officers at Hopyards, near Warwick, on the River Avon.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted eight men from the West Midlands for fishing offences.
Follow national and local rules (byelaws) when freshwater fishing with a rod and line in England and Wales
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