Reporter Conor McGlone gives a view on the developments at Hoveton Great Broad. The Environment Agency (EA) is taking enforcement action against Natural England (NE) for erecting two fish barriers without permits in the Norfolk Broads. In an email seen by ENDS, the EA said that the wildlife regulator had installed the passes at Hudson’s…
Well what a year it’s been for us all and it seems to be getting worse! Who knows what 2021 will bring, along with a vaccine. Hopefully it will bring some sense and let the science finally conclude the way forward with the Hoveton issues. What I find so disappointing is this has developed into…
To All Wensum Working Group Members From – Roger Gibbons 7th December 2020 Cormorant Licencing Update As most of you are probably aware we posted in August, on the BASG website, that the results of the large DEFRA survey, conducted in 2019, on whether Cormorants could be put on the General Licence to cull would…
Dear Broads Anglers Our news release on the 25th November has generated discussion on the future of Angling on the Broads and the idea of a Broads Fishery Permit to secure anglers rights in the future. Discussion naturally leads to rumors, and we would like to take this opportunity to clearly define the BASG stance on…
Anglers will need to consider their legal status following a court case and prosecution for theft of Broads fishing rights Great Yarmouth magistrates heard on the 20th Nov. A Pike Angler was found guiltily for Fishing Without Permission in Horsey Mere last January. This is a criminal offence and as such he was handed a…
Minutes and actions from the meeting held 19th Nov Wensum Working Group 19-11-20 Notes and Actions Regards Kelvin
https://basg.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/HGB-Campaign-6-Nov-20.mp4 This is the 4th of our campaign videos highlighting the plight of Bream in the Northern Broads and against the backdrop of protecting seal breeding grounds on the North Norfolk Coast. Chris Bielby now of the National Trust talks about this and their ability to migrate to North Norfolk to breed, Chris was previously…
The Environment Agency undertakes annual Hydro Surveys across the Broads The reports are hosted on the Angling Trust Eastern Region Forum for all the regions rivers. River Bure Hydro Map 2019 River Yare Hydro Map 2019
Anglers can today celebrate winning the first round in their battle to save an important bream spawning site in the Norfolk Broads. The Environment Agency has announced that it is conceding the first of four grounds in a judicial review lodged by Fish Legal. This included “unfair and unlawful public consultation as evidenced by the…
Much has been happening since my last post back in August on Water needs and balances. The Angling Trust has been in the media on this subject and have launched a campaign called anglers against pollution last week. https://anglingtrust.net/get-involved/anglers-against-pollution/ I raised this a couple of weeks back on the subject of how the Broadland Rivers…