licences Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

18 Jun 2020

Angling: Huge uptake in rod licences – 230% increase – post-covid bounce

Latest rod licence figures show increase as restrictions lifted Over quarter of a million fishing licences sold after lockdown restrictions lifted Environment Agency figures released today show a huge surge in fishing licence sales after the government lifted restrictions on outdoor activities. Between 13 May 2020, when the restrictions were lifted, and 9 June 2020 over 335,000 […]

05 Mar 2020

Angling rod licences generate £21m to improve fisheries and support anglers

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Environment Agency ‘Rod licence sales generate more than £21 million to improve fisheries and support anglers. Vital revenue funds fisheries improvement projects, facilities for anglers and work to tackle illegal fishing. Over 500,000 fish, including species such as barbel, roach and chub, were released into England’s rivers by the Environment Agency last year as part of a […]