Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2016 and Solent Dredge Fishing Byelaw

[Rob]

26 September 2016,
Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2016 and Solent Dredge Fishing Byelaw

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Section 155 & 156, Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority intends to apply to the Minister for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the confirmation of the following byelaws:

Bottom Towed Fishing Gear Byelaw 2016

This byelaw prohibits the use of bottom towed fishing gear in areas of the Solent European Marine Sites, the Chesil Beach and Stennis Ledges Marine Conservation Zone and Poole Rocks Marine Conservation Zone in order to protect habitats and species within these sites.

Click here to view the Byelaw
Click here to view the associated Impact Assessment

Solent Dredge Fishing Byelaw

This byelaw prohibits the use of shellfish dredges between 1st March and 31st October each year and between the periods of 1700 and 0700 hours each day within Southampton Water, Portsmouth Harbour and Langstone Harbour.

Click here to view the Byelaw
Click here to view the associated Impact Assessment

A full text of the byelaws and associated assessments can also be inspected at, or obtained from Southern IFCA 64 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9BN.

Any person wishing to object to the confirmation of the above byelaws must send a statement of objection in writing to:

Marine Conservation and Enforcement Team
Marine Management Organisation
Lancaster House
Hampshire Court
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 7YH

(or IFCAbyelaws@marinemanagement.org.uk) within 28 days of the publication of this notice and must send a copy of this statement to the CEO at Southern IFCA, 64 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9BN (or enquiries@southern-ifca.gov.uk).

 

[Coddy]

It will be interesting to see if the usual trawler returns and does its worse.

 

The problem is it will take some time for this by-law to be passed  

[Leicester Fisheagle]

Have tried several times to download the two files on Bottom Trawled Fishing Gear. Don't seem to be having any success.

[Brian]

 

The problem is it will take some time for this by-law to be passed  

The documents are Byelaws, not proposals.

 

According to the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, they have the power to make the byelaw. The following sentence is in the both documents

 

"I hereby certify that the above byelaw was made by Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority at their meeting on 22nd September 2016".