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Reports on the participation, catches and economic impact of sea anglers resident in the UK
Following a competitive procurement process, the Environment Agency has awarded the new National Angling Strategic Services (NASS3) contract to the Angling Trust.
Participation and catches of sea anglers resident in the UK in 2018 & 2019
Rod fishing byelaws are rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take in England.
Three men from Leicestershire and one from Nottingham have pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence.
An economic valuation of freshwater angling in England.
The Environment Agency is warning those who fish illegally that the net is closing in after a recent rise in angling offences in the South East.
Participation, catches and economic impact of sea anglers resident in the UK in 2016 & 2017
Nine anglers from the West Midlands have been ordered to pay a total of £3,983 after they were caught fishing illegally by officers of the Environment Agency.
A project to develop a robust spatial map of where sea angling commonly occurs in the English marine area.
A Nottinghamshire man has been found guilty of fishing illegally on two counts in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
As part of a continued crackdown, 12 cases of illegal angling were recently brought by the Environment Agency to court in Swindon and Hastings.
Environment Agency regulatory position on using devices intended to hook fish automatically, in breach of Thames byelaws.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted two anglers from Gloucester for illegally fishing without a licence.
A man from Coalville, Leicestershire has been found guilty of fishing illegally in Warwickshire in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
Fisheries enforcement officers clamp down on illegal angling to protect and sustain fish stocks. Illegal fishing cost London and Kent anglers £539
A Gloucester angler gave a false name and address when an Environment Agency fisheries patrol found he did not have a valid fishing licence.
Four anglers from Birmingham, Stoke on Trent, Telford, and Shrewsbury received total penalties of £1,507 for fishing without a licence.
All anglers were prosecuted for fishing without a licence and two received penalties for additional fishing offences.
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