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The UK and EU reach agreement on catch limits for 2022, providing around 140,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities for the UK fleet.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Day’s fishing trip results in penalty of £1,238 for angling duo.
The UK and Norway have agreed a new deal for fishing in each other’s waters in 2022.
Thousands of fish have found new homes just in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme.
New life will be breathed into rare, lost floodplain habitats near Grantham.
Latest statement in response to discussions between the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
The Environment Agency held a training day for the Cumbria Police Rural Task Force to help reduce fisheries offences in Cumbria
Vulnerable fish populations given shelter from extreme weather, including flooding.
A Gloucestershire fisherman who lured valuable elvers into his illegally-placed fishing net instead caught a 5-figure legal bill.
Minister for Europe Wendy Morton summoned French Ambassador to the UK Catherine Colonna to FCDO over threats made against the UK and Channel Islands.
UK is seeking views on the management of sandeel stocks and Norway pout to address stock declines.
The Environment Agency has purchased a thermal imaging camera for use in fisheries enforcement patrols across Devon and Cornwall.
The £2.5 million project to remove the Dovecliff weir at Egginton, South Derbyshire is now complete following a 24-month programme of works.
The Environment Agency has purchased a thermal imaging camera for fisheries enforcement activity in East Anglia.
The Environment Agency has granted a permit to place fish barriers across the entrances to Hoveton Great Broad as part of a restoration project.
A month-long enforcement campaign saw more than 700 anglers have their fishing licences checked along East Anglian riverbanks.
The UK government announces EU under 12m in length vessels that will be licensed to fish in the UK 6-12 nautical mile zone.
Nottingham’s Colwick Country Park will be home to the largest fish pass in the country under plans to be unveiled by the Environment Agency at a public drop-in event on Tuesday 5 October.
The Environment Agency is introducing new byelaws to help protect increasingly vulnerable stocks of salmon.
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