IFM & EA Fishery Guidance
IFM Fishery Guidance
The Institute’s guidance series will grow and develop over time. The ones we have written to date are available to be downloaded below.
- Managing your fishery in acute hot weather
- Managing Fisheries in Prolonged Dry Weather
- IFM Biosecurity Guide
- Fisheries Management During the Coronavirus Pandemic 2021
- Winter Guidance for Fisheries
- IFM-Guide-to-Stocking-Fish
- IFM 2020 Fishery Maintenance Information
- Fisheries and Nature Guidance
We also hold the national Fish Pass Manual. This is the former EA Guide
The manual can be downloaded here
EA Fish Health Advice
Environment Agency Fish Health Advice
We are very pleased to be able to host a suite of information leaflets from the Environment Agency’s National Fisheries Laboratory, who carry out vital fish disease monitoring and surveillance to prevent the spread of fish disease and minimise the risk of mortalities. They also provide a comprehensive fish ageing service and offer expert advice on non-native fish species.
Each of the titles below is available for download by clicking on the text.
Management & Biosecurity
- Acute summer weather – thunderstorms
- Dry weather guidance for riverine fishery managers
- Dry weather guidance for stillwater fishery managers
- Fishing during hot weather
- RVS Severity Field Guide
- Managing Argulus infections
- Fishery biosecurity
- Good fishery management
- Dealing with a fish mortality
Category 2 and Novel
Regulating Category 2 and Novel Fish Pathogens
- Anguillicoloides crassus
- Ergasilus briani
- Ergasilus sieboldi
- Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (formally known as Bothriocephalus acheilognathi)
- Argulus mongolianus
Viruses (including Notifiable Diseases)
Parasites
- Argulus mongolianus
- Blackspot
- Chilodonella
- Gyrodactylus sprostonae
- Icthyobodo necator
- Myxosporidean parasites
- Leeches
- Whitespot
- Dermocystidium infections
Bacteria and Fungi (Oomycetes)
Salmonid conditions
- Argulus in Trout fisheries
- Red Vent Syndrome
- Red Skin Disease
- RSD Severity Field Guide
- Puffy Skin Disease
- Saprolegnia in salmonids
Fish Ageing
Non-Native Species
Prussian carp and related species
The Environment Agency has a duty to maintain, improve and develop fisheries. Income from fishing licence sales is reinvested in work across the country including monitoring, enforcement, fish stocking, fish rescues, responding to incidents and providing fisheries advice.
More information on the Environment Agency activities can be found in their annual fisheries report
EA Fisheries Annual Report 2023 to 2024
Don’t forget there is only one place to go and buy your licence www.gov.uk/fishing-licences/buy-a-fishing-licence.
Click here to watch a recording of the virtual fisheries forum on fish health
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