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The Environment Agency fisheries team in Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire have launched their annual netting programme for the 2024/2025 season.
The UK fishing industry will have access to 150,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities following the conclusion of annual fishing negotiations with the EU.
Sewage flooded into properties and thousands of fish were killed
Officers from the Environment Agency have carried out surveys at Greatham, Teesside with positive results for local fish populations.
Four East Midlands anglers must pay fines totalling £710 following cases for fishing illegally.
The UK has reached an agreement with the EU and Norway on fishing opportunities in the North Sea and surrounding waters for 2025.
Three men from the West Midlands have been found guilty of fishing illegally in cases brought by the Environment Agency.
A new agreement will see information, data and technical advice on maritime activity shared, to raise awareness of and prevent illegal acts.
The Environment Agency worked with over 500 partners and thousands of volunteers to enhance fisheries and promote angling.
Scallop fishers are being urged to give their views on a range of proposals to protect stocks in 7d and Lyme Bay area of 7e next summer.
The Environment Agency is working with partners to secure the future of the internationally important population in the River Wansbeck.
It would have been cheaper for an angler to have bought a rod licence after he was caught and fined.
The Environment Agency has prosecuted a Leicester angler who was caught fishing in the close season and without a licence on the River Soar in May this year.
Vulnerable fisheries stocks will receive additional protection with the implementation of new legislation.
Atlantic salmon stocks in the Tyne remain buoyant despite stocks across England reaching new lows according to a report released last week (Monday 7 October).
Two brothers from Redditch pleaded guilty at Northampton Magistrates Court to fishing illegally.
Consultations open for five new draft Fisheries Management Plans to secure the sustainability of UK fish stocks
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted an angler from Scunthorpe for fishing during the close season.
Three men have been found guilty at Northampton Magistrates Court in cases brought by the Environment Agency on Monday 23 September 2024.
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