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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/08/11/environment-agency-takes-action-to-rescue-fish-during-dry-weather/">Environment Agency takes action to rescue fish during dry weather</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-08-11T13:46:20+00:00" pubdate>11 August 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/water/" rel="category tag">Water</a></div> <img width="620" height="827" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/08/river-rescue-1-620x827.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/08/river-rescue-1-620x827.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/08/river-rescue-1-310x413.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/08/river-rescue-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/08/river-rescue-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fisheries-and-biodiversity tag-angling-trust tag-fish tag-invasive tag-invasive-species"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/30/managing-the-risk-from-non-native-fish/">Managing the risk from non-native fish</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-05-30T13:09:55+00:00" pubdate>30 May 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a></div> <img width="620" height="308" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/prussian-carp-620x308.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Prussian Carp" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/prussian-carp-620x308.png 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/prussian-carp-310x154.png 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/05/prussian-carp.png 693w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>The Environment Agency’s National Fish Laboratory are undertaking investigations into the risk posed by Prussian Carp, which have been identified in a few of England’s fisheries</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/30/managing-the-risk-from-non-native-fish/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Managing the risk from non-native fish</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4577 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fisheries-and-biodiversity tag-angling tag-fish tag-fisheries tag-fishing tag-rod-licence"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/24/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ea-fisheries-enforcement-officer/">A day in the life of an EA fisheries enforcement officer</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/thomas-brown/" title="Posts by Thomas Brown" class="author url fn" rel="author">Thomas Brown</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-24T10:44:41+00:00" pubdate>24 May 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a></div> </header> <p>I am part of a team of Fishery Enforcement Officers that patrols the rivers, still waters and canals in the West Midlands ensuring anglers have a fishing licence and are complying with fishing regulations. I love what I do because …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/24/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ea-fisheries-enforcement-officer/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of A day in the life of an EA fisheries enforcement officer</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/24/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ea-fisheries-enforcement-officer/#comments" class="govuk-link">15 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4519 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fisheries-and-biodiversity tag-angler tag-biodiversity tag-eels tag-elvers tag-environment tag-environment-agency tag-fish tag-fisheries tag-fishing tag-fishing-licence tag-go-fishing tag-rivers tag-rod-licence"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/03/illegal-elver-fishing-and-how-we-tackle-it/">Illegal elver fishing and how we tackle it</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/jay-rana/" title="Posts by Jay Rana" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jay Rana</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-05-03T15:20:30+00:00" pubdate>3 May 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a></div> </header> <p>The elver fishery is an area of fishery enforcement that not many anglers will ever see, as it happens on tidal waters at night during the months of February – May. Elvers are juvenile eels and they are currently on …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/03/illegal-elver-fishing-and-how-we-tackle-it/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Illegal elver fishing and how we tackle it</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/03/illegal-elver-fishing-and-how-we-tackle-it/#comments" class="govuk-link">13 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4471 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fisheries-and-biodiversity tag-biodiversity tag-conservation tag-fish tag-fisheries tag-go-fishing tag-rivers"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/29/invasive-species-week-topmouth-gudeon-and-tackling-them/">Invasive species week: topmouth gudgeon and how we tackle them</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/jasongrant/" title="Posts by jasongrant" class="author url fn" rel="author">jasongrant</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-03-29T15:44:31+00:00" pubdate>29 March 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a></div> </header> <p>All invasive non-native species have the capacity to disrupt the natural balance enjoyed by the UK native biodiversity. These species can reproduce faster, tolerate a wider spectrum of habitats, predate more voraciously and can carry parasites and diseases that could …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/29/invasive-species-week-topmouth-gudeon-and-tackling-them/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Invasive species week: topmouth gudgeon and how we tackle them</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4191 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fisheries-and-biodiversity tag-biodiversity tag-fish tag-fisheries tag-fishing tag-rod-licence tag-salmon"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/07/the-feelings-of-getting-hooked-on-fishing/">The feelings of getting hooked on fishing</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/andy-taylor/" title="Posts by Andy Taylor" class="author url fn" rel="author">Andy Taylor</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-03-07T12:25:16+00:00" pubdate>7 March 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/fisheries-and-biodiversity/" rel="category tag">Fisheries and biodiversity</a></div> </header> <p>Andy Taylor of the Head Office partnership team recalls the simultaneous feelings of excitement, fear and curiosity that first got him hooked on fishing. Experiences can shape lives – and even careers. For me it was a lucky sweep with …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/07/the-feelings-of-getting-hooked-on-fishing/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of The feelings of getting hooked on fishing</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/03/07/the-feelings-of-getting-hooked-on-fishing/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-4091 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-water tag-biodiversity tag-conservation tag-environment tag-environment-agency tag-fish tag-water-2 tag-water-resources"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/09/rain-helping-the-environment-and-groundwater-in-the-south-east/">Rain helping the environment and groundwater in the south east</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/paul-hickey/" title="Posts by Paul Hickey" class="author url fn" rel="author">Paul Hickey</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2018-02-09T13:26:50+00:00" pubdate>9 February 2018</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002629/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/water/" rel="category tag">Water</a></div> </header> <p>Following the recent rain in the south east the soil is wetter, many reservoirs have risen and groundwater replenishment has started. 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