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The Environment Agency has recovered two illegal fishing nets from the River Wear in Sunderland.
Environment Agency fisheries officers have conducted their yearly restocking on the Great Ouse, releasing 10,100 barbel in a bid to replenish the river.
New byelaws agreed by the Environment Agency will protect salmon and sea trout in the rivers Dee and Wye in England.
The Environment Agency is extending an emergency byelaw to protect salmon in the River Severn and its estuary until 15 December.
The Environment Agency is investigating after an illegal fishing net was recovered from the beach at Holy Island in Northumberland.
The Environment Agency has acted on information received to seize two illegal fishing nets in Blyth, Northumberland.
Environment Agency officers and Cambridgeshire police helped disrupt the illegal poaching of fish last week while observing social distancing.
The end of the fishing season is near but Environment Agency officers continue boat patrols on the Norfolk Broads after reports of illegal fishing activity.
Nigel Hilden from Ashford, Kent has been fined over £1,700 for unlicensed fishing and public order offences.
The UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite, delivered the statement during the WTO's fisheries subsidies negotiations.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Fishing industry will need to adhere to existing regulations until the end of the transition period.
The MMO is looking to recruit three members to the Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA).
UK and the Faroe islands have signed a continuity agreement which enables UK vessels to continue fishing in Faroese waters after 31 October.
A licensing authority has been set up to ensure UK fishermen have the correct licences to fish legally in line with any negotiated agreements, in non-UK waters.
UK Fisheries Administrations (UKFAs) call on fishermen with vessels 12 metres and longer to register with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Government seeking views on who should benefit from additional quota.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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.
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