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The UK fishing industry will benefit from increased fishing opportunities in 2023 as the latest round of negotiations conclude.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Threatening behaviour and fishing without a licence cost angler more than £2,000.
Fish bred in Nottingham have been brought to the West Country to help waterways in need of a fish population boost.
Thousands of fish will find new homes this Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme.
Projects awarded funding in the latest round of the Fisheries Industry Science Partnership (FISP) scheme.
Over 70,000 eels have made the journey to Cambridgeshire from the Sargasso Sea – a journey of over 3,000 miles.
The UK has reached an agreement with Norway to secure increased opportunities for the UK fishing industry in 2023.
£20 million awarded to modernise and improve infrastructure across the seafood sector with a further £30 million available from today
Fine and costs dwarf price of staying legal on lake.
Former Footballer and Soccer AM star Jimmy Bullard urges the public to get out in nature and go fishing
Environment Agency extends long-standing partnership with the Wild Trout Trust to help improve river habitat for fish and wildlife
New life will be breathed into rare, lost floodplain habitats near Grantham.
Vulnerable fish populations given shelter from extreme weather, including flooding.
UK government announces first investment from £100 million UK Seafood Fund to boost innovation in the fishing industry.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
16 anglers were served notices for fishing offences in Lincolnshire during a multi-agency clampdown on illegal fishing.
A taskforce instrumental in smoothing seafood exports has met for the final time. Tailored dialogue with the fisheries sector will continue.
The Environment Agency has invested over £1.3 million in projects in the last year to enhance fisheries, boost fish stocks and make improvements for anglers.
The Environment Agency invested over £1.3 million in projects in the last 12 months to enhance fisheries, boost fish stocks and make improvements for anglers.
New scheme launches to provide £6.1 million over the next 12 months to support England’s seafood sector, coastal communities and marine environment.
Environment Agency fisheries officers have released 10,000 young dace into the River Thet near Thetford.
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