Tim Sykes is a Fisheries & Biodiversity Team Leader in the South East. He has worked for the Environment Agency for over 18 years. His multifaceted role includes fisheries enforcement, river restoration, fish/eel passage, sustainable development, biodiversity and non native species.
My kids and I sometimes creep around the countryside at dawn and dusk to spy on wildlife, be it otters, barn owls, snakes, newts, bats or stag beetles. We are always enthralled by salmon in our local river, the Itchen …
I brace myself for the jolt as we bounce over another wave and are momentarily airborne. Scudding around a sun-kissed Southampton Water at 32 knots is exhilarating but this evening is about serious work: I am a passenger on board …
