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Renewed calls for commercial ban of eel and elver fishing

Posted on 30/01/2013 by Admin

Following the prosecution of an angler for killing eels by the Environment Agency last week, the Angling Trust has renewed its call for an urgent ban on the commercial fishing of eels and elvers, which have experienced a decline of … Continue reading →

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New life for polluted River Crane

Posted on 18/01/2013 by Admin

Just over one year on from the devastating pollution of the River Crane, the Environment Agency has begun a programme of fish restocking.       In October 2011, a tsunami of raw sewage was released into the river following … Continue reading →

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Proposed Barrage across the Severn Estuary ‘could be absolutely devastating’

Posted on 12/01/2013 by Admin

A Proposal to build a Barrage across the Severn Estuary 'could be absolutely devastating', MPs have heard. The Angling Trust, Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) and RSPB told the House of Commons Energy & Climate Committee they all supported tidal … Continue reading →

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Suffolk firm fined £20,000 plus costs for oil pollution and fish kill

Posted on 12/01/2013 by Admin

Suffolk malt producer, Pauls Malt Ltd, has been fined £20,000 and ordered to pay full costs for causing oil pollution to the River Lark. Bury St Edmunds Magistrates’ Court heard  that gas fuel oil escaped from a tank at the … Continue reading →

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December was the 7th consecutive month of above average rainfall

Posted on 12/01/2013 by Admin

The Environment Agency water report for December shows it was the 7th consecutive month of above average rainfall for the South East Region. Flows and groundwater levels  continued to respond to rainfall on already saturated catchments. Most of the key sites … Continue reading →

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Tideway Times – Winter 2012

Posted on 22/12/2012 by Admin

Tideway Times is a quarterly newsletter featuring the latest news and events on the London Tideway Improvements, which includes the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel, the Lee Tunnel and Sewage Works Upgrades. http://www.thameswater.co.uk/tw/common/downloads/aboutus-projects-tidal-thames/tideway-times-winter-December-2012.pdf

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Environment Agency criticised over Hydropower schemes

Posted on 22/12/2012 by Admin

The Environment Agency has come in for severe criticism this week for failing to uphold its duties to ‘to maintain, improve and develop fisheries’ and to ‘consider and give due weight to fisheries’ when granting impoundment licences associated with hydropower … Continue reading →

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EA Briefing note on the River Crane Pollution

Posted on 18/12/2012 by Admin

Environment Agency Update on River Crane pollution incident  – December 2012 The River Crane is an important river for West London. Not only does it provide a valuable green corridor for wildlife, it also gives local people a rare opportunity … Continue reading →

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The ZSL’s ‘Citizen Science’ European Eel monitoring Report 2012

Posted on 14/12/2012 by Admin

The Zoological Society of London’s Citizen Science, European Eel monitoring project Report for 2012 Executive Summary Over the past 30 years it has become apparent that European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) recruitment into European rivers has declined rapidly and despite the … Continue reading →

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Chalkstream Charter to follow summit in Hampshire

Posted on 14/12/2012 by Admin

Over 100 of the top figures in English fly-fishing packed into a special summit called to discuss the plight of our chalkstreams at the Grosvenor Hotel in Stockbridge this week. Of these unique rivers, 85% are situated in England and … Continue reading →

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