Get hooked on fishing!
I recently went along to a family fun day at Cob House Fishery in Worcester and it was reel-y good fun! Around 70 children were taught how to fish, as part of 30-minute taster sessions. Many of these youngsters had …
Fisheries and biodiversity
Posts about our work protecting and improving fisheries and biodiversity
First Time Fishing – What a Whopper!
On the last Saturday in May, I went fishing for the first time ever, and what a day that turned out to be! Armed with a new rod & reel, and an Environment Agency day rod licence purchased from the …
Providing the perfect home for fish in our rivers
I work in the Fisheries and Biodiversity team where we’re often approached by angling clubs or landowners, who have noticed deterioration in their local stretch of river. As a hydromorphologist I am often called to these locations to identify the …
River conservation on the Roden
On a damp and cold Tuesday morning late in March, a hardy bunch of keen anglers and conservationists gathered on the banks of the River Roden, just north of Shrewsbury. We arrived ready to take part in a demonstration day …
What happens in a fish laboratory?
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Neil Lewin, national fisheries officer, Posted on:
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Fisheries and biodiversity, Water
For six years I have worked at the National Fisheries Laboratory. To many we are known as the fish choppers of the Environment Agency, but this only touches the surface of the varied and important work we are involved with. …
Creating a better place 2014 to 2016
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Dr Paul Leinster, Chief Executive, Posted on:
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Climate change, Fisheries and biodiversity, Flood, Greener business, Other areas of our work, Regulated industry, Waste, Water
We are launching our corporate plan ‘Creating a better place 2014 to 2016’ this week. The plan reflects the many changes and challenges we have faced since 2011 when we published our corporate plan for the period 2011 to 2015. …
A whiter smile, a greener environment: cleaning up with China clay
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Mark Pilcher, Posted on:
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Fisheries and biodiversity, Greener business, Regulated industry, Waste, Water
When travelling down on holiday to Cornwall many of my friends ask me "What are those white hills we can see near St Austell?" My reply often shocks them when I explain that that those 'hills' are in fact the …
A day in a life of a Fisheries Enforcement Officer
The Environment Agency is responsible for overseeing fishing and angling by a system of licensing. Working as a Fisheries Enforcement Officer (FEO) my duties include the enforcement of two important pieces of legislation - the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act …
Living with a changing coast in Devon and Dorset
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Jane Lavick, Posted on:
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Climate change, Fisheries and biodiversity, Flood, Water
The unrelenting storms of this winter clearly highlighted the scale of damage and disruption that can be wreaked on our coastline by Mother Nature, at her most ferocious. Whilst it wasn't the first time that the Dawlish railway line was severed, (it …
Fish finally find freeway to freedom
I am a geomorphologist. Geomorphology is the science of earth surface processes and landform development. It explains the way rivers form, why coastal erosion occurs and where we’re likely to get flooding. There are many parts to my day job …