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Anglers from South, Midlands and London skipped fees used to maintain fisheries
Two anglers from Nottingham are to pay a total of £403 for contravening Environment Agency fishing byelaws at Colwick on the River Trent near Nottingham.
How fishing is assessed and managed in marine protected areas (MPA)
Angler caught and in court.
Man from Cannock who was fishing without a licence has landed a penalty of almost ten times the amount of an annual licence.
Angler pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence in Bath.
How and where to buy or upgrade a rod fishing licence for salmon, trout, freshwater fish, smelt and eels in England and Wales.
A call about illegal fishing on the River Wye made to the Derbyshire Police Rural Crime team has led to a penalty of £1,502 for two fishermen friends.
Angler found guilty of fishing without a rod licence in Yeovil.
Get permission or a licence to trap crayfish, eels, elvers, salmon, sea trout, lamprey and smelt in England. How to apply and rules to follow.
Fishing rod licences, permission and byelaws, lawful hunting
Rivers feeding the River Loddon restocked for healthy habitats.
Over 48,000 fish receive new homes in the South East thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme
Details of the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Action Alliance Pledge.
How data on landings statistics are collected and processed by fisheries administrations in the UK.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted an angler from Gloucester for two fishing licence offences which ended in fines totalling £1,059.
A day’s fishing trip has cost two friends from Stafford a total penalty of £998 when both were found fishing in the close season and one had no licence to fish.
The National Fisheries Laboratory has seen crucial developments on how species like Prussian carp and topmouth gudgeon can be controlled.
Information on the different types of commercial fishing vessel licences.
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