A quieter week
After the very hectic first week this week seemed a return to normality. ... Full story
Sussex Stream Chubbing
Editor Paul Sharman wanders down to a small local Sussex...
Angling Trust says drought is a wake up call for England's shrinking rivers
"Water is too cheap, the public are too wasteful and...
Making Waves Seeks Two Project Officers
Making Waves is a project led by the Hampshire &...
Defra offers funds to help tackle aquatic invasives
Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural affairs) is...
Latest additions
Angling Trust Appoint New Regional Coordinator
John Cheyne has joined the Angling Trust as the new Regional Coordinator. The role, made possible by funding from the Environment Agency, will see John working closely with the EA to develop and coordinate the network of Regional Forums all over England. ... Full story
Angling Rolls Out Its Big Guns To Protect Fisheries From Cormorant Invasion
Campaigners from the world of angling will be joined by celebrities Chris Tarrant and Feargal Sharkey when they handover a 16,000 signature petition on Wednesday (22nd Feb) calling for action to limit the devastating impact of the UK’s rapidly increasing cormorant population and its effect on inland freshwater habitat and ecosystems. ... Full story
Adur and Ouse Blog - the First Edition
Welcome to the first of weekly blogs from the Adur and Ouse catchment co-ordinator. As one of the Defra pilot catchments launched in March 2011, we have been up and running for a few months so there is a lot of background to cover in this first edition!... Full story
How can you help tackle invasive species on the Arun and Rother?
We all know the increasing problem that invasive species have become on the Arun and Western Rother, and that there are vast areas of these rivers covered with Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam and other non-native plants. No single landowner is able to tackle the invasive plants problem because their land is continually infected from seed sources upstream.... Full story
EA South East Fisheries & Biodiversity Newsletter February 2012
All the latest news from the Environment Agency's South East Fisheries and Biodiversity team about the work they have been doing around the region helping fish, habitats and anglers covering the Thames, Kent, Sussex and Hampshire.... Full story
Sussex Fisheries and Biodiversity Partnership Projects
FishActive were invited to attend this gathering of local stakeholders recently in Worthing to discuss the various fisheries and biodiversity partnership projects that the Environment Agency in Sussex are working on with bodies ranging from South East Water and the local Rivers Trusts to the RSPB and Sussex Wildlife Trust as examples.... Full story





