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Environment Agency delivers £1.3 million boost to England’s fisheries
The Environment Agency’s Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) has invested £1.3 million in projects across England to benefit anglers, deliver improvements to vital habitats, increase fish stocks and improve accessibility to ensure the sport is as inclusive as possible.
Every penny the Environment Agency receives in fishing licence income is reinvested to protect both the sport of angling and England’s waterways. In the last 12 months alone, alongside partners, the FIP has delivered more than 170 completed projects across England.
The FIP funding is matched by local partners including angling clubs and fisheries. The EA has also worked closely with local rivers trusts and the Wild Trout Trust. The total match funding, made up of additional cash and in-kind contributions, is estimated to be more than £3.2 million which continues to have a positive impact on local communities, angling and ecol
Somerset rivers stocked with new supplies of fish by Environment Agency
Somerset’s rivers have been restocked with fish this month by the Environment Agency.
Officers from the Agency’s Bridgwater fisheries team have spent a busy day putting 2,900 fish into the River Sheppey and 1,450 into Marston Pond. The team also visited West Sedgemoor main drain to release another 1,259 fish.
Earlier they re-stocked four other rivers and still waters including the Frome, Yeo, Bird’s Quarry and Rust Pond with various species including chub, roach, tench, barbel, dace, rudd, bream and crucian carp.
Every year, the Agency’s Calverton Fish Farm near Nottingham breeds coarse fish for release into rivers and still waters across England to help boost fish populations.
The Environment Agency has restocked several rivers in Somerset with fish
Every year, the Agency’s Calverton Fish Farm near Nottingham breeds coarse fish for release into rivers and still waters across England to help boost fish populations.
Officers from the Agency’s Bridgwater fisheries team spent a busy day on Thursday 17 December putting 2,900 fish into the River Sheppey and 1,450 into Marston Pond. The team also visited West Sedgemoor main drain to release another 1,259 fish.
Earlier they re-stocked 4 other rivers and still waters including the Frome, Yeo, Bird’s Quarry and Rust Pond with various species including chub, roach, tench, barbel, dace, rudd, bream and crucian carp.