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Scallop fishing in UK waters of the North Sea around Dogger Bank will now be suspended until 4 April 2021.
A catch and release fishery will open in England this summer.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Angler found guilty of breaching Nottinghamshire fishing byelaws.
Fishers on the 440 under-10m vessels subject to an annual quota cap will not face the limitation for the remainder of 2023 following a decision by Defra and Marine Management Organisation (MMO).
The Environment Agency is recommending continued protection for trout and salmon from coastal net fishing in Yorkshire and North East areas
The Environment Agency has launched a campaign calling on people to try out fishing this National Fishing Month (24th July - 30 August 2021)
The cases for the 2 men were heard at Northampton magistrates on 8 June 2022.
The Environment Agency has announced proposals to increase fishing licence prices to provide vital funds to improve England's fisheries
The Environment Agency is announcing the start of the new fishing season, welcoming anglers back to rivers across England.
The Environment Agency (EA) has released new fishing licence images designed by British Fish and Wildlife Artist, David Miller.
Sea mine disposal could be transformed using an innovative technique that is being researched by Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory).
An Accrington man who was caught illegally fishing by the Environment Agency on Lake Windermere has been heavily fined by the courts.
The Environment Agency is introducing new byelaws to help protect increasingly vulnerable stocks of salmon.
Fine and costs dwarf price of staying legal on lake.
MMO will hold a fresh set of quayside conversations with fishers in ports on the south coast to get their views on ongoing development of the Channel demersal non-quota species Fisheries Management Plan (FMP).
Fisheries Management Plans will help deliver a thriving fishing industry and healthy marine environment following extensive engagement with fishing industry
Capsize and sinking of a whelk potter in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, with the loss of three lives
Four anglers from Birmingham, Stoke on Trent, Telford, and Shrewsbury received total penalties of £1,507 for fishing without a licence.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) alongside UK Fishing Administrations (UKFAs) and the Isle of Man Department of the Environment, Food and Agriculture (DEFA) are closing ICES area 6a and 7a to the queen scallop (Aequipecten Opercularis) fishery from 1 April...
Angler pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence in Bath.
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