🚨🎣 This weekend our Fisheries Officers were out with HantsPolRural Angling Trust and local River Keepers. Officers responded to reports of illegal fishing on the River Test, resulting in rods seized for poaching. Report illegal fishing on: 0800 807060 #OpTraverse Environment AgencySE

Well done Environment Agency, Ocean and Coastal Futures, and everyone who helped to make #ReMeMaRe23 conference a huge success! The Restoring Meadow, Marsh and Reef (ReMeMaRe) initiative works around the UK to restore and protect our coast and marine environment. Environment AgencySE

We've been busy this summer in FBG (1/3). At the start of July, we joined up with Natural England colleagues and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust on a Himalayan balsam pull in the New Forest. Learn more about this invasive non-native species: nonnativespecies.org/non-native-spe… #TeamFBG Environment AgencySE

(2/3) Working with ABP Southampton our Fisheries Enforcement Officers recently responded to a report of an illegal gill net fixed in the River Itchen estuary. The net and anchors were successfully seized. Please report illegal fishing on 0800 80 7060 #Salmon Environment AgencySE

(3/3) We had great, albeit a tad wet, meeting a couple weeks ago with the Isle of Wight Estuaries Protect. The meeting focused on ways to restore and protect the Western Yar. Find out more about the project here: iow.gov.uk/isle-of-wight-… #ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise Environment AgencySE

🚨WE'RE RECRUITING🚨 Do you have a passion for protecting the environment, angling and/or fisheries? We're looking to add two keen Fisheries Enforcement Officers to our Solent and South Downs FBG Teams. Find out more here: environmentagencyjobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre-1… #TeamFBG Environment AgencySE

📣🐟🛡️ Are you looking for a role where you can make a tangible difference helping to protect the environment? Being a Fisheries Enforcement Officer could be for you! Applications are open until midnight on 4 September. Learn more: environmentagencyjobs.tal.net/vx/appcentre-1… #TeamFBG Environment AgencySE

Healthy soil is the foundation of life, underpinning food production, water regulation, biodiversity, and carbon storage. That is why we are working to protect this precious resource for a healthier planet. #WorldSoilDay

Our Fisheries Officers have been at Millers Pond in #Southampton today. Over a 1000 #fish, including crucian carp, rudd & tench were transported from our #Calverton fish farm in Nottingham today. All made possible by the purchase of your rod licence. 🎣🐟 SouthamptonCC

🚫🎣The coarse fish close season run from today until June 15. This is a vulnerable time for our fish across all life stages - eggs, juveniles & adults. Help protect the🐟, report any incidents on our 24-hour hotline 0800 80 70 60 #CloseSeason #OperationClampdown Environment AgencySE

🚨🎣 Coming up to the end of the #CoarseFish close season, our Fisheries Enforcement Officers have issued over 40 offences and completed hundreds of checks - keeping the pressure on. Report any illegal fishing on our 24/7 hotline: 0800 807060 #TeamFBG #CloseSeason Environment AgencySE

🎣🪝🐟 The coarse fish close season ends tonight (15/06) at midnight. Getting your gear ready to get back on the water? Make sure you've purchased a rod licence beforehand: gov.uk/fishing-licenc… #TeamFBG #Angling #FisheriesEnforcement Environment AgencySE

Yesterday evening our Officers were out on a routine boat patrol along parts of the rivers Itchen, Test and Hamble and caught a stunning sunset. Report any illegal fishing or suspicious fishing activity on our 24/7 hotline: 0800 807060 Environment AgencySE

A really interesting project where #WestHantsFieldTeam constructed a bespoke fish & eel pass to a weir on #HighlandWater nr #Minstead to open up the watercourse north of A31 for fish & eels. #environnement #biodiversity New Forest District Council Hilary Brand 🔶🇪🇺 New Forest NPA Hampshire County Council

🎣🚨 If you're planning on participating in any matches or just enjoying some angling this weekend remember to have a valid rod licence. Please report any illegal fishing on our 24/7 hotline: 0800 807060 #TeamFBG Environment AgencySE

This week launches the Itchen Salmon Delivery Plan, a collaborative partnership aimed at tackling the many threats to this iconic species - restoring habitat, improving fish passage & engaging communities. Spread the word! 🔗wessexrt.org.uk/SaveOurSalmon.… #saveitchensalmon

👁️ Help keep an eye on River Itchen salmon. 🐟 These fish are genetically unique to this chalk stream but they are becoming more rare. 📉 Only 187 adults returned in 2024 - the third lowest year on record. 📱 See fish in distress? Call our incident hotline - 0800 807060.

The Atlantic salmon population in Hampshire's River Itchen is threatened with extinction, with less than 200 returning to breed last year - the third lowest in over 30 years. Once gone, they are gone forever #SaveItchenSalmon Do your part: see pollution? Report it - 0800 807060.

One of Hampshire’s rarest species is facing an extinction event. Pressures throughout their lifecycle, journeying from local chalk streams to sea and back again, has left Atlantic salmon fighting for survival. One pressure is pollution. Report it - 0800 807060. #SaveItchenSalmon

🐟 We are investigating ways to help juvenile salmon get past River Itchen structures where they struggle with the change in water velocity. 💧 We are also looking at the breach where water is forming a new channel away from the main river. 🔎 Read more: gov.uk/government/new…