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The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted four anglers from the Doncaster area for fishing illegally.
Eight men from the West Midlands have been found guilty of fishing illegally in multiple cases brought by the Environment Agency.
Four men from Nottinghamshire and one from Derby have been found guilty of multiple fishing offences.
New fisheries arrangements will significantly reduce fishing pressure on mackerel.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Angler pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence in Bath.
The National Fisheries Laboratory has seen crucial developments on how species like Prussian carp and topmouth gudgeon can be controlled.
Use of cameras, gear sensors and GPS units will help improve the sustainability of UK fish stocks.
Fishers to benefit from additional post-Brexit quota through two new trials.
Three men from Leicestershire and one from Nottingham have pleaded guilty to fishing without a licence.
Compensation will provide support for fishers to remain in the industry and diversify
Total fishing opportunities worth over £970 million secured for the UK fishing industry for 2024
All anglers were prosecuted for fishing without a licence and two received penalties for additional fishing offences.
The anglers were found by fisheries enforcement officers to be fishing without a licence in Yeovil, Somerset.
Angler caught and in court.
New legislation requiring all under-12 metre vessels fishing in English waters to have an operational inshore vessel monitoring system (I-VMS) device, is just months away from being in place
Nottingham’s Colwick Country Park is now home to the largest fish pass in the country thanks to the completion of the Environment Agency’s £12m project.
Panel date confirmed for the highly popular Fisheries and Seafood Scheme.
The Environment Agency is reminding anglers that the annual close season for coarse fishing is now in place.
Following a competitive procurement process, the Environment Agency has awarded the new National Angling Strategic Services (NASS3) contract to the Angling Trust.
UK secures over 2,200 tonnes of fishing quota through annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands
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