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Four anglers from Birmingham, Stoke on Trent, Telford, and Shrewsbury received total penalties of £1,507 for fishing without a licence.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

As the roll-out schedule for ordering inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) devices enters its third and final phase, fishers with 6-12m vessels are reminded to take advantage of the grant funding by 30 November.

• Updated: 19 October 2023

Environment Agency releases 300 blue-dyed barbel to boost population in Berkshire river. Anglers asked to monitor survival and growth rates

• Updated: 19 January 2023

The Environment Agency has seen an increase in the amount of illegal fishing devices found along East Anglian river banks.

• Updated: 26 January 2021