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KOI HERPESVIRUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS CONFIRMED ENVIRONMENT AGENCY NEWS RELEASEMovements of fish into and out of a number of fisheries in Berkshire have been restricted, following the confirmation of Koi Herpesvirus ... Full story

Fishy tails at the Riding Mill open days Anglers are being offered a chance to see behind the scenes at the Environment Agency’s fish monitoring facilities at Riding Mill near Corbridge in Northumberland.The ... Full story

Angler's Mail - 30th October, 2007 Angler’s Mail reveals THE GEAR OF THE FUTUREANGLER’S MAIL magazine this week reveals The Gear Of The Future in a six-page special report on the ... Full story

ISHERWOOD REQUESTS ANSWERS TO WELSH FISHERIES Mark Isherwood, Assembly Member for North Wales has asked the Welsh Assembly Government for a statement on the enforcement policy for the protection of Welsh ... Full story

Holden Lane Pools Nature Reserve Gets New Fishing Platforms Environment Agency News ReleaseThe Environment Agency has funded 30 new fishing platforms at Holden Lane Pools Nature Reserve, in Norton, thanks to anglers who buy ... Full story

ANGLING TRADE CONDEMNS BASS DECISION The Angling Trades Association (ATA) has reacted strongly to the announcement by DEFRA that the minimum landing size (MLS) for bass is to be kept ... Full story

Sheffield Fishing Site Gets A Facelift A popular fishing site in the Park and Heeley area of Sheffield is to get a facelift thanks to joint work between the Environment Agency, ... Full story

Farmer Fine For Abbey River Pollution Environment Agency News ReleaseFarmer Richard Weeks was ordered to pay £1,955 in fines and costs after slurry escaped into a tributary of the Abbey River ... Full story

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More otters found dead in illegal crayfish traps The irresponsible and illegal setting of crayfish traps is leading to an increased number of otter deaths across East Anglia. The Environment Agency has investigated ... Full story

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Government dumps its fishy problem overboard Issued jointly by Bass Anglers' Sportfishing Society (BASS) and the National Federation of Sea AnglersA decision 14 months ago to ban the sale of immature ... Full story

Wellsfield Trout Fishery Weekly Report for Week Ending: 21/10/07 All three ponds are fishing very well at the moment for both fly and bait anglers.  The average catch was 3 fish per angler this ... Full story

NEW INVENTION HELPS ANGLERS LURE BIG FISH News ReleaseA frustrating fishing expedition prompted keen angler John Moorhouse to totally reinvent the lure he was using and convert it into a highly efficient ... Full story

FRED’S ANGLING AID LANDS HIM A GOLD AWARD Judges at the British Invention Show thought Fred Meilak’s angling aid was a ‘reely’ good idea and it earned him a Gold Award.Like many anglers ... Full story

New Angling Shop opens in West Sussex A major new fishing tackle supplier has opened in Pulborough, West Sussex offering a welcome new outlet at the heart of some of the best ... Full story

Ian Gordon to fly fish around the world for Hardy Highly respected and well-regarded Spey caster Ian Gordon is joining Hardy & Greys as a consultant.Ian’s expertise in salmon fishing will further strengthen the Northumberland ... Full story

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Environment Agency investigates second major fish kill in a week Officers from the Environment Agency are investigating a pollution incident involving the death of more than one hundred fish in the Ginge Brook in Drayton, ... Full story

Cefas confirms crayfish plague in River Waveney Scientists at Cefas (the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) have confirmed that crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci) has recently caused mass mortalities of Turkish ... Full story

E.A. Checking On Pubs And Restaurants Over the next few weeks Environment Agency officers will be visiting pubs and restaurants around the Rivers Severn and Teme to make sure they are ... Full story

Warning to all river users - Outbreak of crayfish plague Over recent weeks, hundreds of dead crayfish have been seen in the lower River Waveney between Outney Common near Bungay and Beccles. Crayfish plague or ... Full story

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Pains Wessex launches new range of Personal and Compact Distress Signals Pains Wessex has launched a new range of compact and personal marine distress signals.  These small, lightweight and easy to use packs enable any type ... Full story

Bolton Primary Schools Needed The Environment Agency is looking for three primary schools in Bolton to take part in the free Trout in the Classroom project. Trout in ... Full story

PIKERS WIN BATTLE TO SAVE FEN LODES PACGB News ReleasePike anglers and conservationists have won the fight to save Cambridgeshire's historic lodes.Nearly 1,000 of them signed an online petition to save the ... Full story

Ashington couple fined for fish net offence Environment Agency News ReleaseAn Ashington couple were fined a total £350 at Alnwick Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Wednesday 17th October, 2007) after pleading guilty to netting ... Full story

£500 boost for disabled anglers Environment Agency News ReleaseLast year more than 4 million people went angling supporting 20,000 jobs in related industries and contributing to a total spending of ... Full story

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Junior Angling Open Day Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st October, 2007 a Junior Angling Open Day is to be held at Bridge ... Full story

Sea anglers cast a big vote to save fishstocks NFSA News ReleaseSea anglers have agreed overwhelmingly to pay more to step up their campaign to force the government to protect fish from commercial overfishing ... Full story

BEWARE - Severn Bait Bans The Environment Agency is warning anglers that they face a fine of up to £2500 if they are found using illegal baits when fishing in ... Full story

Hot News From The IGFA - October 2007 By Pete Johnson, Johnson Communications – IGFA PR Counsel   Five to take center stage at International Fishing Hall of Fame There are a few more tickets left for the ... Full story

Waste Management Firm Fined For Pollution Environment Agency News ReleaseRuby Waste Management Limited was ordered to pay £26,000 in fines and costs for stockpiling waste at a site near Newton Abbot ... Full story

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Durham man fined £100 over migratory fish offence A 26 year-old Durham man has been fined £100 and ordered to pay £300 court costs after he was found guilty of fishing for migratory ... Full story

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Angler Stops Illegal Netters Two men recently attempted to illegally set a home made fish trap in the River Ouse at Bedford. When challenged by a local angler, ... Full story

Dewsbury man fined over Northumberland fish net offence Environment Agency News ReleaseA West Yorkshire man was yesterday (Wednesday) fined £108 after pleading guilty to illegally netting fish while on holiday in Northumberland.Brian Carl ... Full story

River Frome fish pass scheme on hold A project to help fish such as salmon migrate up the River Frome has been delayed due to poor weather and difficult ground conditions.The project ... Full story

From internet to landing net… Lincolnshire’s first fishing website launchedA new website launched by the Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership is helping local and visiting anglers to find the best places to ... Full story

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European Shark Week 8 - 14 October 2007The Shark Alliance, a coalition of 40 NGOs dedicated to science-based conservation of sharks, is delighted to announce the launch of ... Full story

New ‘Out of Town’ TV series Puts Jack’s Rod Through its Paces! Out of Town, the hugely popular TV series originally made by Southern Television staring the late Jack Hargreaves, is making a comeback.  The new series ... Full story

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HUGE CHOICE OF XMAS GIFTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS News From Just Fish GiftsMailorder gift company, www.justfish.co.uk, has extended its range of fishing gifts, books and DVDs for Christmas, offering anglers, their families and ... Full story

USA Wins EuroBass IV The United States repeats its victory at the Eurobass Cup 22 points to 2Valladolid (Spain). October 2007.The United States has shown once again its hegemony ... Full story

Salmon and sea trout boost for Devon river The River Axe received a welcome boost, this week, as thousands of young salmon and sea trout were released into its tributaries by the Environment ... Full story

Calling all Cod Fishermen Raymarine announces prize packages for British Cod ChampionshipsOctober 2007 – Raymarine is once again supporting the British Cod Championships, announcing a multitude of prizes for ... Full story

FRED HOPES ANGLING AID WILL CATCH THE INTEREST OF INVESTORS Like many anglers Fred Meilak has suffered numerous cuts and burns from using his thumb to control the spool when casting – but he’s come up with ... Full story

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Caught on Camera Digital CCTV technology used to monitor fish migrationEnvironment Agency News ReleaseExperts from the Environment Agency are making use of CCTV technology in a bid to ... Full story

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Firm Pleads Guilty To River Sirhowy Pollution Environment Agency News ReleaseA BLACKWOOD business has pleaded guilty to polluting the River Sirhowy and killing more than 1,000 fish.FKI Switchgear, part of Hawker Siddeley ... Full story

South Devon Salmon Season Extended Environment Agency News ReleaseSouth Devon salmon anglers have been given a fortnight's extra fishing this season in a test to find out if more salmon ... Full story

WALES CARP MASTERS RESULTS Welsh Banks emptied to pay record breaking prize fund Mark Adams and Dean Amesbury from Tredegar have won the inaugural Wales Carp Masters at ... Full story

Wandle Rehabilitation Project Launched In Wake of Fish Kill A.C.A. News ReleaseFollowing the pollution of the River Wandle on Monday 17 September, which killed thousands of fish and invertebrates, a meeting yesterday (3rd October, ... Full story

Protecting Wild Trout – What Are Your Views? Environment Agency News ReleaseFishery experts, fish farmers and fisheries managers from across England and Wales have been meeting with Environment Agency fisheries scientists, as part ... Full story

First Ever Rod-Caught Pacific Pink Salmon In England? The Environment Agency is investigating what is believed to be the first record of a rod-caught Pacific pink salmon in England. The 4 lb fish, ... Full story

Polluters Pay Environment Agency News ReleaseOn 7 September 2007, Goodmans Slaughterers Ltd of Warwick Road, Ettington, Warwickshire, were found guilty at Rugby Magistrates Court to two ... Full story

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Tidal barrage power? No thanks! MEDIA RELEASE from ACA & S&TAThe Anglers’ Conservation Association (ACA) and the Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA) have read with deep concern the report launched ... Full story

Churnet Benefits With The Release Of Baby Salmon Environment Agency News ReleaseOn Wednesday 3 October 2007, the Environment Agency will release another 10,000 baby salmon into the River Churnet at Consall Forge, near ... Full story

Success as salmon are found upstream of new fish pass Salmon and sea trout are making a comeback on the Tamar thanks to a new fish pass constructed by the Environment Agency. This summer Agency ... Full story

September 2007 rod licence prosecutions Environment Agency News ReleaseNearly 400 anglers found themselves in front of the courts in September for fishing without a valid rod licence, incurring more than ... Full story

Guidance concerning Wild Salmon and the Anisakis parasite From The Food Standards AgencyIt has come to our attention that there has been an increased prevalence of wild salmon in UK rivers infected with ... Full story

Surge in ACA membership leads to expansion Membership of the ACA has increased over the past year as individual anglers have made use of the new online membership facility and over 200 ... Full story

Environment Agency help close the net on fish thefts The Environment Agency is working hard to reduce fish thefts, illegal stocking and disease transfer in Hampshire.  The latest initiative was to tag carp in ... Full story

Loughor Estuary Fishermen Apprehended Environment Agency News ReleaseAn Environment Agency Wales operation to catch illegal fishermen on the Loughor Estuary again proved successful as two Burry Port men were ... Full story

Shropshire Middle Severn Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy Environment Agency News ReleaseThe Environment Agency has published the final strategy for managing the water resources of the Shropshire Middle Severn. The ‘Shropshire Middle Severn ... Full story

Firm Receives Third Prosecution Environment Agency News ReleaseThe Environment Agency has prosecuted Park Resorts Limited for the third time. The latest offence is for failing to treat sewage effluent ... Full story

Company Fined For Pissy Beds Drain Pollution Environment Agency News ReleaseOn 25 September 2007 Powerfuel PLC of Hatfield Colliery, Stainforth, South Yorkshire, were found guilty at Doncaster Magistrates Court to one charge ... Full story

Environment Agency unveils record £13m works plan for waterways A bumper £13.2 million will be spent on essential repairs and improvements to hundreds of navigational sites and structures along Environment Agency-managed rivers this winter.Announcing ... Full story

More Welsh Anglers Hit The Banks Environment Agency News ReleaseMore and more people in Wales are going fishing as Environment Agency Wales figures show an increase in people buying a rod ... Full story

Pollution was avoidable - Renderers to pay £8,000 Environment Agency News ReleaseTwo miles of stream was polluted by waste from an animal rendering plant at Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire when a storage lagoon overflowed.The Environment ... Full story

Fly-fishing helps fight breast cancer The very first Casting for Recovery UK and Ireland retreat took place from 17th-19th September in West Sussex with support from the Countryside Alliance. Casting ... Full story

NFA Backs Sea Anglers Following the launch of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association’s (EFTTA) campaign to make Governments across Europe aware of the issues surrounding the introduction of sea licences, the ... Full story

Renewed bid to halt sea bass overfishing Action to protect sea bass around the English coast from overfishing are expected to stem from a crucial meeting on Monday (October 1) between sea ... Full story