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Seeking views on measures to help manage non-quota fish stocks in English waters.
Evidence on the ecosystem risks and benefits of full prohibition of industrial sandeel fishing in UK waters of the North Sea
A Gloucestershire fisherman who lured valuable elvers into his illegally-placed fishing net instead caught a 5-figure legal bill.
Environment Agency efforts to improve access to freshwater habitats for Norfolk eels have seen encouraging results for second year running.
Work ongoing to halt the decline in eel populations
Over 70,000 eels have made the journey to Cambridgeshire from the Sargasso Sea – a journey of over 3,000 miles.
Winter flood maintenance encourages wildlife and biodiversity into rivers and streams. Widespread eels important indicator of healthy waterways
4 new eel passes have been installed by the Environment Agency on the Bedford Ouse to help eels migrate to the upper parts of the river.
Research shows that eels tracked more than 2,000km from Mediterranean to Atlantic are likely to be able to reach Sargasso Sea to spawn
A team of researchers, led by the Environment Agency, may be close to solving one of science’s most enduring mysteries – where does the European Eel spawn and what migration route do they follow to get there?
A specially designed fish pass could be rolled out across Essex to allow fish to travel more easily through rivers.
The Environment Agency is working with Northumbrian Water to open up the River Tyne to migrating eels, as well as carrying out a fish counter refurbishment.
The Environment Agency has begun work to make it easier for fish and eels to swim up and down the River Frome in Yate, north Bristol.
With the 2016 elver season almost upon us, the Environment Agency is reminding Somerset’s elver fishermen to stay on the right side of the law.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Environment Agency fisheries enforcement staff are using new underwater sonar technology to tackle illegal fishing for eels in the Fens.
Officers from the Environment Agency and Darlington Borough Council are targeting illegal fishing activity on the River Skerne.
Defra to consult on proposed measures to ban industrial sandeel fishing within UK waters
Eels are an endangered species. Be aware of the strict conditions when fishing them to make sure stocks are not exploited.
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