MARINE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 (C.23) MMO BYELAW PROHIBITING BOTTOM TOWED FISHING IN THE WEST OF WALNEY MARINE CONSERVATION ZONE This byelaw was made under the common seal of the Marine Management Organisation on 4 September…
THE MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 AND THE MARINE WORKS (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2007 (as amended) APPLICATION FOR A MARINE LICENCE Notice is hereby given that CEMEX UK Marine Ltd, Baltic Wharf, Marine Parade, Southampton, SO14 5JF, has…
MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 APPLICATION FOR A SUB-SEA FIBRE OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE Notice is hereby given that Rockabill Cable System LTD has applied to the Marine Management Organisation under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Part 4,…
Anglers issue legal threat to Cornish IFCA. Allegations of failure to protect bass A bass angling association has threatened to take legal action against Cornwall IFCA for failing to introduce an emergency byelaw to protect juvenile bass, reports Tim Oliver The…
Delay plans to allow practical questions to be answered The NFFO says proposed plans to introduce compulsory electronic catch reporting for all under-10m vessels in England and Wales should be delayed to allow discussions with fishermen on the details of…
Disquiet on the eastern front – but a sole consolation As Brexit passes from delivery through dilution to disMay, East Anglia’s fishermen are no longer holding their breath. They’re just trying to get on with making a living. John Worrall…
Consultation on U10 e-catch reporting Start in England and Wales by summer 2019 Mandatory electronic catch recording for the under-10m sector has moved a step closer with the launch of a consultation on the scheme by DEFRA/MMO and the Welsh…
EU bans pulse beaming from July 2021 – 42 licences to be withdrawn this year Electric pulse beam trawling effort will be slashed by 50% this year, and the method will be banned from July 2021, reports Tim Oliver EU co-legislators…
Government ‘all at sea’ over discards ban – Lords report slams lack of preparation despite long phase-in The government is not in a position to implement or enforce the discards ban that is now in force for all quota species, reports…
This week in Fishing News you will find: – Brexit chance to reset quota shares – MMO apology over under-10 quota confusion – New Shetland fishmarkets at the double – Inshore fishermen blamed for plastic waste on beaches – FFL…
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