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First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Marine Management Organisation has launched a consultation to better understand the potential economic and environmental impacts of a proposed international effort swap.
Have your say on proposed options to revise the fee structure for HO applications
Defendant cast a drift net from his boat while inside a conservation zone
Funding has helped secure new specialist equipment to boost fisheries enforcement patrols in East Anglia.
Anglers found guilty of fishing offences in Cambridgeshire have been ordered to pay fines, costs and victim surcharges totalling almost £1,800.
A new National Angling Strategy has been launched to encourage greater participation in the sport by focusing on the health and well-being benefits that angling can bring.
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced it is changing the approach to the introduction of Inshore Vessel Monitoring Systems (I-VMS) for fishing vessels under 12 metres long operating in English waters.
The Environment Agency and its partner organisations are today calling on anglers to choose to release salmon caught by rod and line and to handle fish with care.
Changes to the planned introduction of catch recording for all English and Welsh under 10 metre fishing boats have been made following a public consultation.
The Environment Agency is today introducing an emergency byelaw to protect salmon in the River Severn and its estuary, after a review of recent data showed a significant reduction in salmon stock levels in the Severn.
Fishing licence income has funded £10,000 worth of equipment to help protect fisheries in East Anglia and save fish in distress due to the effects of hot and dry weather.
Review into new type of protection for sea life and marine habitats in England launched on World Oceans Day.
Cefas has been designated by the OIE as the Collaborating Centre for Emerging Aquatic Animal Disease.
The Environment Agency is carrying out a review of new data which shows a significant reduction in salmon stock levels in the Severn Estuary.
Application for FDF schemes in 2019 are now open and include vessels fishing in the North East Nephrop fishery.
Anglers in the North East are being reminded to ensure they abide by national and local byelaws as enforcement officers cast their net on illegal fishing.
A man from North Tyneside has been fined £319 for fishing illegally on the River Tyne and obstructing an enforcement officer in the execution of his duty.
The Environment Agency’s National Coarse Fish Farm near Calverton, in Nottinghamshire, produced a record breaking number of fish in 2018.
Fifteen people caught fishing illegally in Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk have been ordered to pay fines, costs and victim surcharges totalling nearly £9,000.
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