Click to view Wensum Storymap Dear Subscriber, We hope this circular finds you all in good health at this challenging time. We have had a fair amount of progress across the Wensum Catchment Partnership this year and feel it is timely to share these developments with our fellow members I’m pleased to announce the first…
Notes and actions from a meeting on the 16th Oct discussing actions and strategy on invertebrate monitoring on the Wensum. Wensum Working Group (Inverts) 16th Oct Notes and Actions Regards Kelvin
I can confirm today that BASG & AT have through Fish Legal served a high court submission for a Judicial Review against the Environment Agency and Natural England with regard to the Environment Agency’s (EA’s) decision to grant a Flood Risk Activity Permit (FRAP) on 23 July 2020 for fish barriers on Hoveton Great Broad…
After some lengthy discussions with the EA we finally have a more detailed fisheries report on the health of the river Wensum and it’s fish stock. Many thanks to Jeff Compton and team for pulling this together. River-Wensum-2019-report-2 Jeff Compton Bsc Msc Environment Monitoring officer (A&R) Fish East Anglia Environment Agency, Dragonfly House, 2 Gilders…
After months of trying, via Fish Legal we have being provided the documents that the EA seemingly judged as more relevant than their own fishery experts. These fishery documents come without an author and date of creation. [1] Hoveton Project creating a sustainable future for the Bure system (002) … [2] Annex 1 – Fish…
The Angling Trust and BASG issued a joint press release today following the response from the EA on the pending Fish Legal legal challenge. The press release is hosted on the AT website accessible on the link below. https://anglingtrust.net/2020/09/09/environment-agency-ignores-its-own-experts-trying-to-protect-vital-fish-spawning-grounds-in-norfolk-broads/ BASG States: It’s unbelievable that the EA Management appear to ignore the science and its own…
We formally requested via a FOI request to see the internal EA Fisheries teams response to the – Hoveton Great Broad Flood Risk Activity Permit Consultation Responses, this post includes this response to view for yourself.. The Fisheries Team form part of the Fisheries Biodiversity & Geomorphology (FBG) team structure within the Environment Agency. The…
https://basg.online/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/HGB-Campaign-4-Sep-20-with-Audio.mp4 This is the third of our campaign videos highlighting the plight of Bream in the Northern Broads and impact on it’s angling competitions and festivals. Please click on the Petition below to register your objection. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334111
https://basg.online/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/campaign3-Mar-21_0.mp4 This is the second of our campaign videos highlighting the plight of Bream in the Northern Broads and impact on it’s wider ecosystem. Please click on the Petition below to register your objection. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334111
BASG Chairman in his Angling Trust role, presenting a talk on Water Management, its needs and balances in priority our rivers and environment.