Environment Agency invest £22m rod licence income to boost fisheries
Georgia Bishop2023-01-26T12:40:34+00:00Producing upwards of half a million fish each year, Calverton Fish Farm is the Environment Agency’s equivalent of an Amazon warehouse for fish restocking and is once again preparing for the fast-approaching fish spawning season. Calverton’s work stocking fisheries across England is one of many projects up and down the country fully funded by fishing licence income. This week the Environment Agency’s fisheries annual report (Fisheries annual report 2021 to 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) reveals how nearly £22m in rod licence income – achieved through almost 935,000 fishing licence sales – has been spent during 2021 ...