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…
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…
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…
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…