Well what a year again, with many of us again getting away from all of the worldly issues by taking time out by the water doing our favoured pastime. People outside our world of angling ask me, what is it that fishing brings to you? My favoured expression is that angling means so many things…
Ben Wagstaff published his scientific paper in Dec 2021, which presented results and provided insights for better informed and improved management and mitigation strategies of harmful Prymnesium parvum algal blooms in eutrophic waters worldwide. His work assessing the Toxicity and Mitigating the Impact of Harmful Prymnesium Blooms in Eutrophic Waters of the Norfolk Broads. The document…
Chairman’s Chat Nov-2021 We have finally reached a position with the Hoveton saga, following a legal exchange between the respective groups. We have concluded that our legal challenge is no longer needed, as in the agency’s own words, the fish do have enforceable protection within the permit conditions, if it’s then proved the barriers do…
Well we held our first face to face meeting on the 5th Oct and Duncan presented our plans for the next 3 years, I won’t go into specifics now which will need further development and scope, But, with Duncan taking a break from his business ventures and will be taken a full time role with…
Yesterdayy, the agency gave notice of their final public consultation using the Environmental Permitting Process. They couldn’t even get that right! https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/east-anglia-c-e/hoveton-great-broad-minded-to/ Whilst we and the Broads Angling community are staggered with the Agency’s recommendations. Their action has damaged an effective partnership that has been built over recent years and will destroy…
BASG held its first members meeting for over 18 months last night, with 16 of its members and stakeholder present. The meeting started with an informal buffet and table discussion. at the George Hotel in Norwich. Kelvin introduced the evening with a presentation on the structure of BASG, its members role and it’s achievements since…
Below is a copy of the letter I sent to the BA Planning Committee yesterday. It follows a further planning application from Natural England in an attempt to avoid enforcement action for the illegal installation of two pilled barriers on Hoveton Great Broad in Sept 2020. If you read the application you won;t find any…
Lots going on in terms of the needs of the environment and the checks and balances needed to ensure we can all enjoy the benefits it brings. In terms of the Hoveton saga, after much discussion with both AT, Fish legal and the IFM, it seems that we wouldn’t have a case to place before…
This is our response and objections with the permitting of Hoveton Great Broad Fish Barriers, following the “minded to” consultation issued by the agency in August. https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/east-anglia-c-e/hoveton-great-broad-minded-to/ Following last year’s successful challenge of the EA’s decision to grant Natural England a FRAP permit dated 23 July 2020 for the same three barriers the…
Well so much for the media, an article by Rachel Salvidge from the ENDS team on the future of the Natural England HGB project. See Article Last week we finally got to see the actual outcome from the EA management on the issue in a 322 page report. This now goes through another “minded to”…