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Severn Trent Water fined for repeated pollution of fishing lake

Severn Trent Water Ltd has been fined £24,000 after polluting Heapham fishing lake in Gainsborough for the fourth time in seven years. Hundreds of fish died in April 2011 when a blockage in the foul sewer was not cleared for … Continue reading

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South West Water fined for neglecting three of its smaller sewage treatment works

South West Water has been ordered to pay £33,000 in fines and costs for failing to properly maintain sewage treatment works serving three small west country communities. A court heard there had been a history of failures and non-compliance at … Continue reading

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River Wensum Restoration Scheme chalks up success

A restored section of the River Wensum is now teeming with trout and other species typical of a chalk stream thanks to a major restoration scheme. Just over a year ago the Environment Agency reinstated a meander loop at Great Ryburgh … Continue reading

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Richard Benyon visits new River Loddon Fish and Wildlife Haven

Environment Minister Richard Benyon visited the newly constructed fish pass and habitat improvements scheme along the River Loddon at Arborfield on Monday. Historically Arborfield weirs have been highlighted as the most significant barrier to fish migration in the Loddon catchment, … Continue reading

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TAC and the Environment Agency at Penton Hook

The Thames Anglers Conservancy and fisheries officers from the Environment Agency spent a day clearing the spawning channel at Penton Hook in preparation for spring. The channel, which was built in 2000, runs through Penton Hook island provides important clean … Continue reading

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Environment Agency waterways stars win back their stripes

  The Environment Agency has reintroduced merchant navy insignia for its enforcement patrol crews on the River Thames. The new insignia will help make Environment Patrol Officers more recognisable to boaters and other river users whilst improving their effectiveness as … Continue reading

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Anglers apprehended on River Rhymney

Environment Agency Wales officers have caught two men fishing out of season on the River Rhymney. The men, a 22-year-old and a 49-year-old from Caerphilly, were apprehended near Draethen, at around 4.30pm on Thursday, 19 January, after they were reported … Continue reading

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Fish in the Cherwell can travel upstream for the first time in hundreds of years

  Local fish populations will be able to swim upstream of Kidlington in the River Cherwell for the first time in hundreds of years following the completion of a new fish pass built by the Environment Agency.  One of the … Continue reading

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Angling Trust Welcome no Charges for Crayfish Trapping

Angling’s representative body the Angling Trust has welcomed the Environment Agency’s announcement that proposed charges for trapping American non-native crayfish are to be dropped.   (Picture Angling Trust) The Angling Trust submitted a response to the recent consultation on this … Continue reading

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New full-time EA Fisheries Enforcement Officers for the East of England

Fisheries across the East of England will now be protected by a new team of full-time Environment Agency Fisheries Enforcement Officers, replacing the old system of seasonal part-time bailiffs. As well as visiting fisheries and carrying out rod licence checks, … Continue reading

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