John the current secretary of the Pike Anglers Club of Great Britain has achieved much for pike anglers and anglers in general, particularly within the Broads by holding the Environment Agency to account and specifically in his local patch, the Broads Authority. His lead on the delivery of many projects from driving Prymnesium research to…
East Anglia (East) Area Fisheries Newsletter October 2019 – March 2020 A major improvement in communications by the Environment Agency has been achieved through the efforts of Kelvin Allen Chair of BASG in the creation and publication of an East Anglia (East) fisheries newsletter. This is something that is produced by existing fisheries teams…
Distributed to Subscribing Volunteers, Members & Directors Since our last update the BASG Board have met with both the Environment Agency and Natural England to discuss the impact of the proposed fish barrier. We are pleased to announce that our concerns have been taken seriously by both organisations and discussions are underway to protect the…
The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads has been famous for its ability to support a mix of ecology and recreation and take people out into nature for centuries. The tourism honey pot of Wroxham probably reaching the limits on the balance between people and nature. However you don’t have to travel far to find the other…
What is the average winter consumption of cormorants across the Northern Broads and how why is it reliant annual bream recruitment from HGB? We have explained previously the overwhelming evidence and science supporting the role Hoveton Great Broad has in the annual spawning and migration of Bream across the wider Bure Catchment. One of the…
What is the Water Framework Directive and how does it impact HGB? Before we get started you can see the generic information on the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and River Basin Planning via this link. It might provide some useful context if you’re not familiar with the WFD. The DEFRA website also has some useful information here The technical…
Distributed to Subscribing Volunteers, Members & Directors Dear Directors of Broads Angling Services Group Thank you for letter dated 15th November 2019 addressed to myself and Marcus Sibley (Environment Agency), this reply is a joint response from both of us. As you mentioned I did email John Currie, as our agreed BASG point of contact,…
You may or may not be aware of the major project being undertaking to restore Hoveton Great Broad within the Broads National Park. This is a scheme being managed by Natural England to restore the Broad to its former state to support many water plants, which have declined in recent decades. The scheme broadly follows…
BASG has engaged with the IFM to assessment the data and science associated with the closure to fish passage and bio-manipulation of Hoveton Great Broad under a £4.5m restoration project being managed by Natural England. You can download the reports here: Hoveton Great Broad Bio-Manipulation Report on bioremediation of Hoveton Great Broad by exclusion of…
Trials carried out in Hickling Broad have shown that at controlled concentrations hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is deadly to Prymnesium parvum, the golden algae. The discovery follows research led by a team of scientists at the John Innes Centre and the University of East Anglia, aimed at finding a cost-effective solution to a persistent problem that…