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Mussel samples are a yardstick for coastal water quality. But with mussel numbers in decline, scientists are inventing new ways to sample waters.
Precious saltmarsh is being restored in a corner of the River Dart in Devon.
New collaborative action plan sets out projects to boost wildlife & water quality. Volunteers sought for forthcoming community river restoration projects
A new agreement will see information, data and technical advice on maritime activity shared, to raise awareness of and prevent illegal acts.
The Colwick Fish Pass has been officially opened by Alan Lovell, Chair of the Environment Agency.
Sea trout and eels can now access more habitats in the New Forest after Environment Agency fits fish pass made from natural materials
Fish have been moving more freely thanks to joint efforts to remove manmade barriers blocking them from going home to spawn or reach vital habitats.
£2,000 in fines dwarf price of licence for illegal fishermen from across England
The Environment Agency has invested £224,787 into more than 60 local angling projects in the South East.
Partnership project turns back the clock on River Evenlode. Avian ‘paradise’ created in just six months.
The recovery of rare, threatened and important habitats and species in English waters is another step closer from today (Friday 22 March 2024).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Rivers feeding the River Loddon restocked for healthy habitats.
The Studland Bay Marine Partnership has been awarded £186,000 from the Marine Management Organisation’s Fisheries and Seafood Scheme to support the conservation of Studland Bay’s precious marine ecosystems.
Over 1,000 miles of the King Charles III England Coast Path completed as Ramsgate to Whitstable stretch is officially opened.
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation is working with Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the British Army to improve sand dune wildlife at the Penhale Training Area.
Judge - Thames Water "deliberately misled" the Environment Agency in and around pollution of rivers in Sussex and Surrey in which several thousand fish died.
South East fisheries officers are responding to hundreds of fish in distress as warmer temperatures raise risk of fish dying and algal blooms in watercourses.
Dozens of angling clubs and fishery projects boosted by cash grants.
Written by Angela Gall from Natural England and illustrated by Sarah Gledhill, the children's book about a unique fish's journey comes out on 8 June 2023.
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
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