Concerns about inadequate MMO monitoring of foreign vessels A Channel rod and line bass fisherman who claims that French trawlers are catching large quantities of bass inside the UK 12-mile limit, which would put them in breach of landings limits,…
On the two-year anniversary of the creation of Regional Fisheries Groups (RFGs) in England, the MMO last week issued an appeal to fishermen to continue to participate, and to reach out to MMO and Defra officials supporting the initiatives. The…
The MMO has launched a consultation on proposals to ban bottom trawling in another 13 MPAs in English waters, reports Tim Oliver. They are the latest stage in ‘an ambitious programme to protect all 40 English offshore MPAs from harmful…
A best-practice code of conduct for sole fishing with gill-nets in Lyme Bay has been agreed by the steering group of the South West Regional Fisheries Group. The steering group was set up by the MMO and Southern IFCA in…
Notification and Publication of an EIA Decision and Regulatory Decision EIA Consent Decision Area 481 Aggregate Extraction The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has carried out an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) under the Marine Works (EIA) Regulations 2007 (as amended) (“the…
Questions were being asked last week about the performance of Devon and Severn IFCA (D&SIFCA), and about the lack of consistency in enforcement within the six-mile zone throughout English waters, after a judge threw out a case brought by the…
The MMO has confirmed the creation of a working group that will address the thorny issue of the future management of non-quota stocks in Areas VIId and VIIe in the English Channel, through the development of a Fisheries Management Plan…
Research reveals breakdown in relations between fishermen and regulators Max Dixon. Masters student Max Dixon featured earlier this year in the pages of FN (Fishing News, 21 July, ‘Do you trust the institutions that govern UK fisheries?’), when he asked…
Solicitor and qualified fisher Jo Pummery shares inside information on how to navigate the regulations I don’t want to discourage you from reading this article by saying that the new 2022 regulations regarding entering and/ or working in enclosed spaces…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed the first panel dates for the relaunched Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS), and is now inviting applications from the industry. The grant scheme, administered by the MMO on behalf of Defra, was relaunched…
