Posts about our work protecting and improving fisheries and biodiversity
Helen Wakeham, Director of Water Transformation at the Environment Agency delivered a keynote speech today (25 January) at the annual Coastal Futures Conference in London. Here, Helen shares her thoughts on the history and future of our estuarine, coastal, and …
We all know that to age a tree, you count the rings, but have you ever wondered how to age a fish? Or perhaps how long different species can survive for, given the right conditions? Well it’s also a bit like ageing a tree, except you count specific rings on the fish’s scale.
To mark COP15, Louise MacCallum, Solent Project Manager at Blue Marine Foundation, explains how the exciting multi-million-dollar ‘Solent Seascape Project’ will be the first of its kind in the UK to restore a seascape scale marine habitat (credit: Louise MacCallum). …
The prolonged dry weather is affecting many rivers and lakes across much of central, south-west, south-east and eastern England.
Spring and summer can trigger a range of problems for fisheries, and it’s important to understand how to prepare and protect them. It’s vital that anglers and fishery managers recognise the risks posed by warmer weather; remain vigilant for signs …
Charlotte Hitchmough and Rupert Kelton from Action for the River Kennet talk about a project to improve river water quality and create new wetland habitat in a sub-catchment of the Kennet in Wiltshire. The Sparkling Streams project has repurposed an …
The Environment Agency’s National Fish Laboratory are undertaking investigations into the risk posed by Prussian Carp, which have been identified in a few of England’s fisheries
Greg Dytkowski, Fisheries Enforcement Officer in East Midlands, discusses his role at the Environment Agency and why the coarse fishing close season is vital for our fish stocks. Every year, between March and June, our rivers start to reawaken, meaning …
Adrian Saunders, Senior Advisor for Fisheries Incidents and Compliance, reflects on the fisheries enforcement work of the Environment Agency in 2021, and the partnerships that help us to crack down on illegal fishing to protect our fisheries. It has been …
Matt Buck, Fisheries Technical Specialist for the Midlands, explains how close season helps protect our breeding fish. Well the evenings are getting lighter, and across the country fish are starting to move out of their winter haunts - a sure …
