Latent capacity in the over 10m scallop and shellfish fleet
Overview
We are now an independent coastal State. We are committed to developing a world-class fisheries management system. It will embrace sustainable fishing and support a diverse, profitable and sustainable fleet which serves the needs of coastal communities and the UK economy.
One of our priorities in this ambitious agenda is to improve how we manage non-quota stocks such as shellfish, whelks, cuttlefish etc. We want these profitable but data-poor stocks to be healthy and abundant and managed sustainably, enriching the diversity of our marine environment and coastal communites. To achieve that aim, we in Defra are working with the Scallop Industry Consultation Group, the Shellfish Industry Advisory Group and its species-specific sub-groups, to develop a future management programme for non-quota species.
The scallop and shellfish industry/government management groups have identified two areas of work that require further consideration, namely the management of the under 15m scallop fleet and latent capacity (unused licences and entitlements) within the over 10m scallop and shellfish fleet. Two separate calls for evidence are being launched in parallel. They aim to identify the level of risk and impacts associated with the unrestricted fishing of the under 15m scallop fleet and existing latent capacity and consider whether action is needed in these areas.
In this call for evidence, we are asking for views which will help us to better understand whether latent capacity is an issue of concern for the over 10m scallop and shellfish fleet in England, and, if so, how this could be alleviated. We will use the evidence gathered to inform us whether latent capacity is an issue and if so, what form of response we might consider, to ensure the sustainability of scallop and shellfish fisheries.
Why your views matter
We would like to have views from the industry and other relevant parties on the issue of latent capacity in the over 10m scallop and shellfish fleet in England.
What happens next
Due to the extensive workload the Marine and Fisheries Directorate at Defra is currently facing, we have had to delay the publication of the summary of responses for the latent capacity in the over 10m scallop/shellfish fleet, and the management of the under 15m scallop fleet calls for evidence.
We received 20 and 18 responses respectively.
We expect to publish a full government response to this consultation in December 2021.
Audiences
- Water/water Industry sector
- Abattoir Operator
- Aggregates sector
- Agricultural Landlords
- Agricultural Valuers
- All Defra staff and ALBs
- All Marine Users
- Angling Organisations and Trade
- Animal welfare campaigners
- AWBs
- Beach Users
- Business/Private Sector
- Charities/Voluntary Organisations
- Coastal local authorities
- Coastal Management sector
- Coastal Members of Parliament
- Commercial Fisheries Organisations
- Consultants
- Consumer Groups
- Devolved Administrations
- Electrical re-use organisations
- Employment Agencies
- Energy sector
- Energy suppliers
- Environmental campaigners
- Environmental Health Officers
- Environmental professional services
- Estate Agents
- Families
- Farmers
- Fisheries Producer Organisations
- Fishermen
- Fishing Focus individual recipients
- Food Business Operators
- Food Industry
- Government Agencies
- Government Departments
- Horse riders
- Horticulture Industry
- House Building Industry
- Households
- IFCAs
- Industries and professional services
- Insurance industry
- Land Agents
- Landowners and their representative bodies
- Legal and Conveyancing Professions
- Leisure industry
- Licensed Gangmasters
- Livestock show ground operators
- Local Authorities
- Local Authorities
- Manufacturers of livestock identifiers
- Manufacturing Industry
- Member of the General Public
- National Park Authorities
- Non-Government Organisation
- Non-Household Customers
- Operators of animal gatherings
- Pet Carriers
- Pet Interest Groups
- Pet Owners
- Policy Teams
- Ports and Harbour Authorities and Estuaries
- Producer Compliance Schemes
- Professional and Membership Organisations/Agencies
- Property Management
- Public Bodies
- Recreation sector
- Retail Industry
- Shellfish Cultivators
- SME businesses
- Stakeholders
- Students
- Tenant Farmers
- Tourism industry
- Trade Unions
- Trading Standards Officers
- Transport Organisations
- Veterinarians
- Vets
- Walkers
- Waste Management Companies
- Waste Producers and Handlers
- Water Abstractors
- Water suppliers
- WEEE Treatment Facilities
Interests
- Biodiversity
- Common Fisheries Policy
- Conservation
- Environmental Stewardship
- Fish stocks
- Local environments
- Local nature partnerships
- Marine
- Marine Conservation
- Marine Conservation Zones
- Marine fisheries
- Marine licensing
- Natural environment
- Recreational sector
- Sea angling
- Shellfish
- Shellfish
- Sustainable development
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