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Managing Marine Fisheries
4 October 2006
Main Issues
WWF Cymru is calling for
- The existing regime for England and Wales has been in place for over a hundred years, with the last significant revision of the legislative framework being in the mid-1960's, when fishing methods and conditions were very different.
- The current organisation of enforcement is complex spanning both domestic requirements and that of the Common Fisheries Policy.
- The twelve Sea Fisheries Committees (SFCs) were originally established in the 19th Century and , are funded by local authorities, this can lead to competition for scarce resources and under-funding.
- There is very little enforcement of environmental requirements at present.
WWF Cymru is calling for
- A further consultation for the fisheries provisions within the Marine Bill (as this was absent for the first consultation).
- A new legislative framework for inshore fisheries updating Acts which have been on the Statute Book for many years.
- Revision of the aims and objectives of the Sea Fisheries Committees.
- Revision of inshore fisheries management more generally to ensure an ecosystem-based approach.
Cymraeg
What else is WWF Cymru asking for? To find out more click on the links below -
Marine Spatial Planning
Licensing and consents
Better management of our wildlife
A new management body?
Fishing boat
Tuna fishing
What else is WWF Cymru asking for? To find out more click on the links below -
Marine Spatial Planning
Licensing and consents
Better management of our wildlife
A new management body?