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Thousands of fresh fish have been introduced to rivers, lakes and ponds in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire by the Environment Agency.
More than 53,000 juvenile fish stocked into South East waters this winter. Fishing-licence income funds habitat improvements across the region.
The Environment Agency released 1,000 barbel marked with a blue dye last November and are asking anglers to contact them if they catch a barbel with the mark.…
‘Blue-bellied’ barbel have been released into the wild by the Environment Agency to see how far they travel.…
The Environment Agency’s National Coarse Fish Rearing Unit in Calverton, Nottinghamshire produced and stocked 510,488 fish in 2024.
Study will explore whether stocking barbel in larger rivers, such as the River Severn, can enhance fish stock health and create more opportunities for anglers.
…Presents of roach, barbel, chub, dace & native crucian carp delivered to local rivers.
The National Fisheries Laboratory has seen crucial developments on how species like Prussian carp and topmouth gudgeon can be controlled.
The Environment Agency is reminding anglers that the annual close season for coarse fishing is now in place.
Over 48,000 fish receive new homes in the South East thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme
Rivers feeding the River Loddon restocked for healthy habitats.
Thousands of fish have found new homes in the West Midlands in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual stocking programme.
Six fish pass projects on the Rivers Don, Black Brook, Rother and Ryburn are in development to help fish migration in Yorkshire as part of a new partnership.
Environment Agency announces annual close season for coarse fish
New study of weirs and fish passes in the River Aire in Leeds has revealed a huge boost for fish flow with species going faster and further along the river
Environment Agency releases 300 blue-dyed barbel to boost population in Berkshire river. Anglers asked to monitor survival and growth rates
The Environment Agency has teamed up with Ringwood and District Angling Association to research declining barbel numbers in the Dorset Stour’s Throop fishery.
The Environment Agency is getting into the festive spirit by providing some whopping annual stocking fillers for local anglers across the South East.
Thousands of fish have found new homes just in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme.
The Environment Agency (EA) is enforcing the annual close season over the winter months to help protect salmon and sea trout from disturbance when spawning, allowing stocks to grow.
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