The EA gave us notice of a new submission flood risk permit application from Natural England has been received for the implementation of fish barriers on Hoveton Great Broad. See message below. As part of our determination process for the Hoveton Great Broad Restoration project, we are notifying you that we have deemed the new…
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…
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…
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…
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 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