Water Quality Monitoring Network – Estuaries
As anglers, we are passionate about protecting the waters we fish. With 81% of England’s estuaries not meeting the Water Framework Directive standards for good water quality, the need to advocate for cleaner, healthier environments has never been more urgent.
Estuaries form vital nursery grounds for fish and provide essential habitats for wildlife. Despite their importance, estuaries are some of the least understood when it comes to water quality, largely due to the complexities involved in monitoring these ever-changing environments.
In February 2025, the Angling Trust began an innovative pilot project on the Ribble Estuary with the support of dedicated volunteers to assess the feasibility of citizen science monitoring water quality. The pilot project was a great success, showcasing the ability to safely and accurately monitor local estuaries.
Click here to learn more about the Ribble Pilot Project
Following the success on the Ribble, we have now been given the go-ahead to roll out the project nationally. The new Estuaries Water Quality Monitoring Network (EWQMN) will be the first of its kind citizen science project to monitor the water quality of our understudied estuaries. It will allow anglers to gather data which the Angling Trust will use to hold the government to account and campaign for clean, healthy estuaries.
If you or your angling club would like to get involved and are interested in learning more, you can register your interest below:
CLICK HERE TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST IN JOINING THE EWQMN
Watch the video of the River Ribble Pilot Project
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29 November 2021
Angling Trust throws its support behind…
Make Your Catch Count – Count Your Catch! The Angling Trust is joining Defra, the Welsh Government,…
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22 November 2021
Angling Trust Response to Proposal to…
A proposal has been made for the porbeagle shark and the common blue skate to be added to Schedule 5…
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02 August 2021
Progress on Admiralty Pier: Pushing for…
On Monday 26th July a public scrutiny meeting was held by Dover District Council to discuss the futu…
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29 July 2021
Angling Trust & Shark Hub UK…
On Sunday 25th July 2021 photographs circulated on social media featuring a large thresher shark cau…
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27 July 2021
Shark Hub UK: Porbeagle Point of…
As part of the Shark Hub UK collaboration a porbeagle point of capture database for private boat own…
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14 July 2021
Call for anglers to be vigilant…
The Angling Trust are asking anglers to be on the lookout for pink salmon and red skin disease in UK…
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06 July 2021
The Blue Shark: Wanderer of the…
“They’re beautiful – God, how beautiful they are! They’re an impossibly pe…
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02 July 2021
Take action to keep the sea…
It’s no secret that our oceans are drowning in plastic, so how can we as sea anglers promote a plast…
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25 June 2021
Angling for Shark Science: Launch of…
Launching today, Shark Hub UK is an exciting partnership between the recreational shark angling comm…
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23 June 2021
Exciting New Plans for Saltwater Angling
There is an exciting future ahead for sea angling in England and Wales. The Fisheries Act 2020 and t…
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02 June 2021
New Code of Practice for Netting…
Today (Wednesday 2nd June 2021) Southern IFCA has announced the introduction of a new Code of Practi…
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20 May 2021
Building Momentum on the Admiralty: Campaign…
On Tuesday 18th May representatives from the Angling Trust and Dover Sea Angling Association met wit…
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07 May 2021
Campaign Update: Progress Made on Admiralty…
Sign the petition now to save angling on Admiralty Pier, Dover. On Thursday 6th May, representative…
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07 May 2021
Benyon Review on HPMAs: Government response…
In June 2020 the Benyon Review on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) was published. While welcomi…
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29 April 2021
Campaign Update – Fighting to Save…
Sign the petition to save angling on Admiralty Pier in Dover Thank you for all your support so far a…
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27 April 2021
Fight to save angling on Admiralty…
Sign the petition to save angling on Admiralty Pier, Dover. Admiralty Pier has been a mecca f…
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23 April 2021
Bluefin tuna: government give go ahead…
A science-based recreational bluefin tuna fishery has been given the green light by Defra. This new…
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06 April 2021
Sea Anglers lead fight to restore…
A new bylaw has been approved to prohibit trawling year-round in more than 100 square miles of seabe…
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12 March 2021
Survey for recreational sea anglers targeting…
Through a new collaborative partnership with the Angling Trust, Shark Angling Club of Great Britain…
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04 March 2021
Angling Trust Supports Proposals To Protect…
The Angling Trust is backing proposals by the UK government to ban damaging fishing activities, such…
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04 March 2021
Anglers will not face a hike…
Many anglers make use of their own boats to go fishing. This can add a lot of cost to the pleasure…
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02 March 2021
With the chaos around the fishing…
David Mitchell, Head of Sea Angling, shares his views on recreational sea angling being represented…
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19 February 2021
Update on 2021 Bass Fishing Regulations
David Mitchell, Head of Sea Angling, shares his views on the ongoing negotiations between the govern…
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09 February 2021
Good progress on possible Catch, Tag…
The Angling Trust and the Bluefin Tuna UK are fully behind the government-led project to assess the…
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12 January 2021
Bass Fishing Measures For 2021
The government rolled over the 2020 bass fishing measures into 2021 as we waited an outcome from the…
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23 December 2020
Opportunities to join your IFCA and…
New members of the 10 Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities are currently being recruited.
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07 December 2020
Passing of Phil Hyde, rod-maker, coach,…
It is with deep sadness we share the news that Phil Hyde passed away peacefully on 26th November. Ph…
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17 November 2020
Anglers Needed to Fight the Plastic…
It’s no secret that plastic is suffocating our seas. From tiny microplastics invisible to the naked…
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01 September 2020
Fisheries Bill debated in the House…
The second reading of the long awaited and often delayed Fisheries Bill takes place in the House of…
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04 August 2020
Anglers anger at Defra’s refusal to…
Bluefin Tuna UK, the Angling Trust, and over 70 charter boat skippers have expressed their anger at…
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16 July 2020
Angling Trust takes the HPMA campaign…
Jamie Cook, CEO of the Angling Trust, held a face to face meeting with the Environment Minister, Reb…
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06 July 2020
Angling Trust Calls on Sea Anglers…
How You Can Help Please write to your MP to support the…
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23 June 2020
UK’s Marine Management Organisation update their…
Despite all the evidence of a substantial recovery in stocks over the last ten years, more recent im…
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11 June 2020
Government’s Advice on Charter Boat Fishing…
The Angling Trust and the Professional Boatman’s Association have reacted angrily to the new guidanc…
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10 June 2020
Anglers Face ‘Lock Out’ From New…
Recreational sea anglers in England face the prospect of being locked out of some of their favourite…
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03 June 2020
Technology Solutions in Embracing the ‘New…
Nevin Hunter, Marine Coordinator for the Angling Trust, discusses the role of technology in communic…
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01 June 2020
Grey Mullet: Why Are They Threatened
In this next instalment, Andy Burt, Chairman of the National Mullet Club, talks about why grey mulle…
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29 May 2020
Fishing For Our Health
The value of nature has never been more apparent. As we continue living life in a coronavirus Britai…
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26 May 2020
Grey Mullet: An Introduction
Andy Burt, Chairman of the National Mullet Club, provides his expertise and understanding of grey mu…
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18 May 2020
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: A CHART for…
Steve Murphy, head of the Bluefin Tuna UK campaign and member of the Angling Trust’s marine advisory…
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06 May 2020
From Critic to Sea Angling Champion:…
Anyone who knows me, or has followed my career over the past 26 years of editing and writing…
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05 May 2020
Fishing for Plaice
We’ve all been locked down and unable to get out fishing – and of course this time of year is…
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24 April 2020
Sea Angling: A Key To Restoring…
Stuart Singleton-White, Head of Campaigns, sheds light on the vital role of recreational sea angling…
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20 April 2020
Grey Mullet: A Case For Reforming…
Hannah Rudd, Campaigns Officer, discusses the importance of reforming inshore netting for safeguardi…
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06 April 2020
Yorkshire and North East Coastal Sea…
The Environment Agency will not be extending the season for trout netting in the Yorkshire and the N…
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09 March 2020
A Catch-Up on the IFCAs: Management…
Hannah Rudd, Campaigns Officer, provides an update on the marine protected area work of the Associat…
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05 March 2020
Angling group calls for catch &…
The Angling Trust and campaign group Bluefin Tuna UK have written to Defra calling on the government…
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05 March 2020
New UK Fisheries Bill starts process…
A new law allowing the UK to manage its own fisheries outside the EU is beginning its passage throug…
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10 January 2020
Wyvern Region Meeting: January, 2020
The minutes from the January meeting at Exeter can be found here: Wyvern meeting minutes jan 2020. P…
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20 May 2025
Another year of anglers’ data reveals…
Angling Trust publishes second annual Water Quality Monitoring Network report Our freshwater habitat…
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19 May 2025
Will the UK-EU Fisheries Deal Deliver…
The Angling Trust has today responded to the initial UK-EU fisheries announcement with a clear messa…
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13 May 2025
Minister’s Visit Highlights Collaborative Action on…
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP, visited Plymouth yesterday (12…
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13 May 2025
Angling Trust calls for radical reforms…
The Angling Trust has published the comprehensive and detailed submission it sent to the Independent…
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13 May 2025
Have Your Say: Shape the Future…
The Angling Trust is encouraging sea anglers – particularly those who fish off the Dorset coast – to…
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