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Smoother spawning

Posted by: Gary Bywater, Posted on: 11 July 2014 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity, Flood, Water
Rodington hydrometric gauging weir with a larnier fish pass installation

As a Hydrometry & Telemetry Technical Specialist it’s my job to provide my colleagues and our partner organisations with technical information on surface water, rainfall and groundwater. For the past year or so I’ve been working on the Midlands Fish …

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A beautiful place to fish

Posted by: Sam Chapman, Posted on: 7 July 2014 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity
A new access for all fishing platform

Last month the Dinham Millennium Green Trust hosted a reception for all of the partners who had been involved in the remarkable environmental improvements to the Dinham area of Ludlow. I went along in my capacity as Technical Officer in …

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Get hooked on fishing!

Posted by: Liz Etheridge, Posted on: 27 June 2014 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity
Many of these youngsters had never seen a fish up close before. Thus the excitement of catching one was even more special.

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 …

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First Time Fishing – What a Whopper!

Posted by: Natalie Hanson, Posted on: 10 June 2014 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity, Water
Natalie Hanson with the trout she caught on her first fishing trip

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 …

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Providing the perfect home for fish in our rivers

Posted by: Rob Clapham, Posted on: 2 June 2014 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity, Water

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 …

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What happens in a fish laboratory?

Posted by: Neil Lewin, national fisheries officer, Posted on: 30 May 2014 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity, Water
Brampton fish lab

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. …

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Fish finally find freeway to freedom

Posted by: Trev Bond, Posted on: 9 April 2014 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity
Riffles created after the removal of the sluice at Homersfield, Suffolk

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 …

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For the love of Essex rivers

Posted by: Matt Butcher, Posted on: 13 March 2014 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity, Other areas of our work, Water
A Kingfisher on the Mardyke in Thurrock, Essex

What I do and why I'm responsible for making improvements to our water environment in Essex.  My focus is onpartnership working, making sure we put our resources (both time and money) into broader projects that get the most benefit to …

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Salmon Watch: Poacher boat patrol

Posted by: Tim Sykes, Posted on: 6 August 2013 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity
Southampton Harbour

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 …

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