Tom Hopes
Regional Enforcement Support Manager - South East

Tom has joined the Angling Trust from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), where he spent five years as a Fisheries Enforcement Officer. As part of that role, he worked at sea boarding vessels in a high-pressure environment, focusing on combating illegal fishing activities. This included preventing unlicensed fishing and ensuring compliance with quotas to protect fish stocks and marine ecosystems.
Before this, he worked as a biologist, focusing on both marine and terrestrial environments, and prior to that, served in the armed forces as part of 51 Para, Royal Engineers, so has lots of great experience to bring to the team.
Tom said: “I’m pleased to join the Angling Trust and hope to use my skills to help broaden the work of the Fisheries Enforcement Support Service.”
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