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The Environment Agency has begun work to make it easier for fish and eels to swim up and down the River Frome in Yate, north Bristol.
Environment Agency extends long-standing partnership with the Wild Trout Trust to help improve river habitat for fish and wildlife
The Environment Agency is urging anglers and rivers users to remain vigilant to suspicious activity after a man is fined for killing fish with banned equipment.
Nottingham man caught removing Chub from River Trent.
An angler has been fined £333 after he went fishing without a valid licence.
A spot of night-time fishing and removing fish and eels - a protected species - from the River Avon in Pershore, Worcestershire has cost two men £469 each.
The Environment Agency has renewed restrictions on salmon fishing on the River Wye in England in response to the decline in migratory salmon stocks.
Banks of the River Lugg were damaged in December 2020 causing suspected significant and long-term ecological harm.
Angler found guilty of breaching Nottinghamshire fishing byelaws.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted two men for fishing illegally for crayfish on the River Derwent in Derby in July 2019.
Thousands of fish have found new homes in Cornwall and around the Plymouth area thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme.
The UK and EU reach agreement on catch limits for 2022, providing around 140,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities for the UK fleet.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Day’s fishing trip results in penalty of £1,238 for angling duo.
The UK and Norway have agreed a new deal for fishing in each other’s waters in 2022.
Thousands of fish have found new homes just in time for Christmas thanks to the Environment Agency’s annual restocking programme.
New life will be breathed into rare, lost floodplain habitats near Grantham.
Latest statement in response to discussions between the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius
The Environment Agency held a training day for the Cumbria Police Rural Task Force to help reduce fisheries offences in Cumbria
Vulnerable fish populations given shelter from extreme weather, including flooding.
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