Results for "fishing"
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Buy a fishing rod licence
How to buy, replace or update your rod licence
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Fishing
Why not enjoy the Welsh outdoors and go fishing? Find out all you need to know here, from where to fish to what tackle to use.
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Angling byelaws (fishing rules)
When freshwater fishing you must follow these byelaws (rules). Rules are aimed at protecting fish stocks and making fisheries sustainable.
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When, what and where you can fish
Open seasons are seasons when you can fish for certain types of fish. Find out when and where you can fish.
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Fisheries
Find information about fishing in Wales including licences you need
- Fishing with lures and baits
- Fishing with rods and lead
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Fishing with nets and traps
Find out what licences you need if you are fishing for eel and elver, or netting salmon and sea trout with nets or traps.
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Fish licensing
Some fish are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). The sturgeon is a European Protected Species (EPS). Natural Resources Wales (NRW) grants licences so you can work within the law.
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Areas where fishing is not permitted because of obstructions
Fishing is not permitted in the vicinity of the following obstructions
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Assessing Welsh fishing activities in Marine Protected Areas
Assessing the impacts of fishing activities on Marine Protected Areas
- Fish passes for hydropower weirs
- Intake screening for fish
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UK fish protected by law
Find out about fish that are protected by the law.
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2019 Local inquiry into NRW’s proposals for new rod and net fishing byelaws
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has announced her decision to refer NRW’s proposals for new rod and net fishing byelaws to a local inquiry
- Fishing using landing nets, keepnets, keepsacks, gaffs and tailers
- Minimum fish size and catch limits
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Disinfecting tackle to control fish disease
Information for anglers on helping to prevent the spread of fish disease by disinfecting fishing tackle
- How to report incidents affecting fish and fisheries
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Apply for permission to stock, remove and supply fish
How fish can be introduced to, and removed from, fisheries