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1:11 PM March 10, 2021
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4:51 PM March 10, 2021
The Environment Agency is consulting on a Natural England permit to place fish barriers across the entrances to Hoveton Great Broad.
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The public is being asked to have their say on controversial plans to remove fish from Hoveton Great Broad as part of a habitat restoration project.
The Natural England-led project proposes removing the majority of fish from the broad, a technique known as biomanipulation, which will allow water fleas to thrive feeding on algae and naturally clean the water.
A petition was launched by Broads Angling Services Group, supported by the Angling Trust, against planned fish barriers at the entrance to Hoveton Great Broad.
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Natural England investigated for putting up environmentally disastrous fish barriers in bid to encourage weeds
The Environment Agency is investigating its sister organisation, Natural England
The Angling Trust said the move would impact fish
Natural England is under investigation for putting up environmentally disastrous fish barriers in an effort to encourage weeds.
The Environment Agency is looking into its sister organisation after it erected two separate fish barriers at Gravel Dyke and Hudson s Marsh in Norfolk.
The barriers prevent fish from travelling down the river, and the Angling Trust has argued they are likely to impede the spawning of bream and pike.