Posted: Tue Jun 28, 05 10:01 am Post subject: PLANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE UK'S FISHING INDUSTRY PUBLISHED
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE UK'S FISHING INDUSTRY PUBLISHED
Fisheries Ministers today published measures to help bring about profitable and sustainable Sea Fisheries in a thriving marine environment.
Securing the Benefits responds to recommendations made in the Net Benefits report published last year by the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit. The Prime Minister commissioned Net Benefits after the state of cod stocks led to the introduction in 2003 of limitations on the time fishing vessels could spend at sea, and in turn to significant decommissioning of UK boats.
Securing the Benefits has been developed by the four fisheries administrations of the UK. It sets out a range of measures to secure a sustainable future for the fishing industry including:
� on the Common Fisheries Policy, seeking simpler rules and stronger focus on regional management, and helping members of Regional Advisory Councils to maximise their contribution to the Councils' work;
� making more use of fishermen's information in the assessment of fish stocks;
� developing on a regional basis a shared understanding with the fishing industry of what is needed to enable the different parts of the fleet to be profitable, considering where relevant the need for further selective decommissioning;
� improving arrangements for quota management in the UK, for example to provide greater clarity about the ownership of quota. This should help businesses plan for the future;
� using grants to help the fishing industry apply to the Marine Stewardship Council or other organisations for certification that particular fisheries are sustainable.
https://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2005/050628b.htm
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