Found: The inclusion of a Permissive Extent Clause (PEC) in the Fisheries Act 2020, which concerned the Governments

Found: Timpson raise d the issue of the use of permissive extent clauses (PEC s), specifically the PEC in the Fisheries

Found: primary legislation that had been passed by the UK Parliament previously, the Environment Act and the Fisheries

Found: Through the Joint Fisheries Statement, under the Fisheries Act (2020), the fisheries policy authorities

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the fisheries transparency reforms introduced by Thailand's government in 2015 on fish stocks in the region.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are monitoring developments regarding proposals to reform Thailand's Fisheries Act and are engaging with relevant organisations to understand the potential impact of these reforms. The UK complies with its international obligations to maintain labour, maritime and environmental standards, and we encourage other countries to do the same.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with representatives of Thailand's government on its proposed fishing reforms.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We are monitoring developments regarding proposals to reform Thailand's Fisheries Act and are engaging with relevant organisations to understand the potential impact of these reforms. The UK complies with its international obligations to maintain labour, maritime and environmental standards, and we encourage other countries to do the same.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that fishing rights and conservation efforts comply with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU.

Answered by Lord Douglas-Miller - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The UK and EU are required under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) to cooperate with a view to ensuring that fishing activities for shared stocks are environmentally sustainable in the long term and contribute to achieving economic and social benefits. The UK complies with the requirements of the TCA and ensures that all of the actions taken are in accordance with those requirements. This includes meeting on an annual basis to set the total allowable catch for shared stocks, based on the best available scientific advice, including advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas on maximum sustainable yield. The UK derives its annual quota based on shares agreed within the TCA. Since 2021, four sets of these annual consultations have been held with the EU under the TCA.

It is for the UK to decide which fisheries management measures are applicable in UK waters, and this is done in line with UK domestic obligations including those under the Fisheries Act 2020 and Joint Fisheries Statement, having regard to the objectives and principles outlined in the TCA Article 494. The Specialised Committee on Fisheries, established under the TCA, has met seven times, and provides a joint forum for cooperation between the UK and EU on fisheries issues, helping ensure that conservation efforts comply with, and support the shared objectives of, the TCA.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential (a) economic and (b) social impact of the reduction in total allowable catch for pollock to zero on the (i) Cornish under ten-metre fishing fleet and (ii) port of Mevagissey.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

On 30 June 2023 the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas issued zero-catch advice for pollack 6 and 7 for the first time. In the annual UK-EU negotiations on fishing opportunities, our approach to negotiating catch limits is based on the best available scientific advice, balanced with commitments to economic sustainability and providing opportunities for the UK fleet, consistent with the objectives of the Fisheries Act and Joint Fisheries Statement.

We are aware of the significant potential implications of a zero-catch fishery for pollack. In line with our approach to other zero-advice stocks, we negotiated with the EU a bycatch-only TAC of 823 tonnes for pollack in area 7 (925 tonnes for 6 and 7). This should cover unavoidable bycatch needs for Celtic Sea netters and trawlers and enable this large part of the UK fleet to continue participating in other fisheries.

We recognise that this bycatch TAC will not address some critical needs for certain industry sectors that target pollack. This is informed by initial economic assessments of the value of the fishery and the importance of this fishery to different groups such as ports in Cornwall and under ten-metre vessels, including those using handlines. Officials have also met with industry representatives and heard directly from those affected about the potential social and economic impacts of a zero-catch fishery.

We are continuing to explore potential actions that could be taken to mitigate the impact to this sector.

With respect to further detail on what support is available to fishers, we will soon be reopening the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme, which is currently closed for applications. The scheme supports a variety of measures, including diversification and new forms of income. We will be providing more information on plans for reopening later this month. We will also continue to work closely with industry on the longer-term management of pollack, to support its recovery.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake post-legislative review of (1) the Ivory Act 2018, (2) the Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019, (3) the Agriculture Act 2020, and (4) the Fisheries Act 2020, in line with the policy of reviewing Acts three to five years after enactment.

Answered by Lord Douglas-Miller - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Together with other initiatives, post-legislative scrutiny promotes the delivery of meaningful and effective legislation. Post-legislative reviews are tailored for each Act and should be proportional in scope.

The Ivory Act 2018 came into force on 6 June 2022 when the ban on dealing in elephant ivory commenced. To allow an effective assessment to be made of how the Act is working in practice, we are recommending that a post-legislative review be undertaken in due course in line with the three-to-five-year timeframe from when the Act came into effect rather than the date of Royal Assent.

Defra, as the Act's enforcement authority, monitors routinely the Wild Animals in Circuses Act 2019 and will discuss the most appropriate way to review the 2019 Act with the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.

Defra intends to undertake post-legislative review of the Agriculture Act 2020 by no later than November 2025.

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Fisheries Act 2020 will be taken forward within the three to five years’ timeframe after Royal Assent. In planning the timing of the post-legislative scrutiny, we need to consider that the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS) required by the Act was published in November 2022, the first Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) as required by both the Act and the JFS, were published at the end of December 2023. The Act also requires review of the JFS and FMPs. We are considering the most appropriate point for the post-legislative review.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to publish a timebound strategy to meet their legal obligation to aim that fishing occurs at sustainable levels.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

As an independent coastal state, the UK now sets catch limits through negotiations with other coastal states, led by the best available science. In line with the sustainability objective in the Fisheries Act 2020, our aim is to achieve environmentally sustainable outcomes as well as socio-economic benefits. The UK Joint Fisheries Statement, published last November, lists 43 Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) to be developed across the UK and sets out a timetable for their publication. The FMPs will set out policies to maintain or increase stocks to sustainable levels (or contribute to doing so). Our FMPs will contain short-, medium- and long-term time bound actions to be delivered over the lifetime of the plan. The actions are to support the sustainable management of fish stocks – they are based on the best available evidence and input from the fishing sector. We plan to publish the first FMPs by the end of this year.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, in agreeing sustainable fishing catch limits for 2024–26 with the EU, what consideration they have given to advice provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, and whether these limits will or will not exceed this advice.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

As an independent coastal State, the UK sets total allowable catches (TACs) through negotiations with other coastal States led by the best scientific advice, including advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) on maximum sustainable yield (MSY). For the majority of stocks TACs will be set for 2024, with a small number agreed biennially through to 2025.

Per our obligations under the Fisheries Act 2020 and Joint Fisheries Statement, we seek to achieve, or contribute to the achievement of the fisheries objectives. In particular, we strive to deliver environmental sustainability, including increasing the total number of stocks fished at MSY, as well as economic benefits. In early 2024, following the conclusion of the annual fisheries negotiations, the Government will publish an independent assessment of the number of TACs set consistent with ICES advice for 2024.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of an (a) partial and (b) full exemption for (i) charter boats and (ii) recreational anglers of a future ban on pollock fishing following the recommendation of such a ban by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

On 30^th June 2023 the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) issued zero-catch advice for pollack 6 and 7 for the first time. In the annual UK-EU negotiations on fishing opportunities, our approach to negotiating catch limits is based on the best available scientific advice, balanced with commitments to economic sustainability and providing opportunities for the UK fleet, consistent with the objectives of the Fisheries Act and Joint Fisheries Statement.

We are aware of the significant potential implications of a zero-catch fishery for pollack. In line with our approach to other zero-advice stocks, we negotiated an allocation of pollack to address unavoidable bycatch by the UK fleet, to avoid choking related fisheries.

While the evidence base is limited, the ICES advice for pollack in area 6 and 7 notes that recreational catch is likely to be a large component of the total catch. Further work is needed to explore the potential to reduce pressure on the stock through management of the recreational fishery, underpinned by data and the best available scientific evidence. This is in line with our commitments under the Joint Fisheries Statement, including ensuring that recreational sea fishing is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.

As this is a jointly managed stock with the EU, we have committed to take forward work on this important issue in the Specialised Committee on Fisheries as a matter of urgency in 2024. We will work closely with the recreational sector throughout this process.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will set sustainable fishing catch limits that do not exceed those set by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

As an independent coastal State, the UK sets total allowable catches (TACs) through negotiations with other coastal States, led by the best scientific advice, including advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) on maximum sustainable yield (MSY). Per our obligations under the Fisheries Act 2020 and Joint Fisheries Statement, we seek to achieve, or contribute to the achievement of the fisheries objectives. In particular, we strive for outcomes that ensure environmental sustainability, including increasing the total number of stocks fished at MSY, as well as bring socio-economic benefits. In early 2024, following the conclusion of the annual fisheries negotiations, the Government will publish an independent assessment of the number of TACs set consistent with ICES advice for 2024.

Found: Act 2020, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Found: Section 27(3) was amended by paragraphs 5(a) and (b) of Schedule 10(1) to the Fisheries Act 2020 (c.

Found: Regulation 2017/1004”) and now vested in the Secretary of State, and by section 36(1)(b) and (c) of the Fisheries

Found: In accordance with section 40(1), (2) and (3) of the Fisheries Act 2020(2), the Secretary of State has

Found: Byelaws (failure to produce a valid ticket)£80£1040% of fineSection 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries

Found: society99.9 Other triable either way (non motoring)0988809888 - Triable either way offences under Sea Fisheries

Found: The FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: The FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: The FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: The queen scallop FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries

Found: The cockle FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020

Found: Now that we are an independent coastal state, free from the Common Fisheries Policy, the Fisheries Act

Found: • Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975. • Eels (England and Wales) Regulations 2009.

Found: Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 Created to protect particularly salmon and trout from commercial

Found: management and delivery of multiple government targets and ambitions on net zero, energy security, the Fisheries

Found: Objectives questions These questions relate to meeting the Fisheries Objectives in section 1 of the Fisheries

Found: outside of the spatial extent of the current byelaw and/or b) new powers afforded to MMO under the Fisheries

Found: • In utilising powers introduces by the Fisheries Act 20202, MMO must have regard for UK-EU Trade

Found: Questions validity of consultation and concerns that MMO is going against the commitment in the Fisheries

Found: Contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: This was contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: Contrary to Section 27 (1) (a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: Contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: This was contrary to section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: been made to ensure that BFT fisheries meet our international commitments, contribute to delivering Fisheries

Found: Relevant To Commercial Fisheries Relevant Legislation and Policy Relevance to the assessment UK Fisheries

Found: sustainability and providing opportunities for the UK fleet, consistent with the objectives of the Fisheries

Found: Contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: Contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: Contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: fishing instrument, namely rod and line, contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries

Found: Contrary to Section 27 (1) (a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.

Found: Most of the men were charged with either breaching the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 or the

Found: fishing instrument, namely rod and line, contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries

Found: fishing instrument, namely rod and line, contrary to Section 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries

Found: Act 1975.

Found: were all charged with fishing without a licence under section 27 (1) (a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries

Found: Act.

Found: collaboration activities, noting that recreational fishing was listed alongside commercial fishing in the 2020 Fisheries

Found: The FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: The FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: The FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: The Joint Fisheries Statement sets out policies for achieving the objectives set out in the Fisheries

Found: The crab and lobster FMP has been prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries

Found: The whelk FMP has been prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020

Found: The bass FMP has been prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020

Found: The king scallop FMP has been prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries

Found: All FMPs must contain the information set out in Section 6 of the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: All FMPs must contain the information set out in Section 6 of the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: All FMPs must contain the information set out in Section 6 of the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: The Fisheries Act 2020 require s FMPs to report their effectiveness every three years and be reviewed

Found: All FMPs must contain the information set out in Section 6 of the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: Following the adoption of the Fisheries Act 2020, the UK now has the new powers to implement evidenced

Found: We have been prioritising evidence needs by aligning them with the objectives of the Fisheries Act and

Found: MMO responds that this has been done so the FMP goals are not confused with the Fisheries Act objectives

Found: • The precautionary approach is one of the fisheries objectives in the Fisheries Act (FA) and is

Found: be obtained.Evidence themes supporting the Channel NQS FMP In line with the policy objectives of the Fisheries

Found: They also need to fulfill the Fisheries Objectives laid out in the Fisheries Act (Precautionary and

Found: Note that this should explicitly cover the precautionary approach, as per the Fisheries Act .”Our suggestions

Found: principles, could change to have a few sentences on the vision and outline principles, related to Fisheries

Found: Explicitly cover the precautionary approach, as per the Fisheries Act. 1.2 Key Policy Linkages -

Found: 31 October 2022 Introduction Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) are a legal obligation in the Fisheries

Found: approach There are specific mandatory requirements which must be addressed (set out in Article 6 of the Fisheries

Found: • The v ision should have a direct link to the definition of sust ainability in the Fisheries

Found: Information on other Fisheries Management Plans The Fisheries Act 2020 provides the framework to manage

Found: five years ago in the 25YEP with new powers and duties from the Environment Act, Agriculture Act and Fisheries

Found: Act 2020, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Found: In accordance with section 40(1), (2) and (3) of the Fisheries Act 2020(2), the Secretary of State has

Found: Byelaws (failure to produce a valid ticket)£80£1040% of fineSection 27(1)(a) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries

Found: Fisheries Act 1955 This form, including the regnal year, is now used only for Acts which are passed

Found: fishing techniques that have a reduced impact on the environment,” as stipulated by section 25 of the UK Fisheries

Found: Given that Marine Directorate has a duty under the Fisheries Act 2020 and the accompanying Joint Fisheries

Found: March 2024 Power(s) under which SI is to be made Section 36(1)(a) and (b) and 51 (1)(a) of the Fisheries

Found: well-established principles , which reflect a number of national and international commitments, including the Fisheries

Found: harvested species above biomass levels capable of producing Maximum Sustainable Yield” (required by the UK Fisheries

Found: December 2023 Power(s) under which SI is to be made Section 36(1)(b) and (c) and 51 (1)(a) of the Fisheries

Found: Act 2020 (the Fisheries Act).

Found: Act (2020) and the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS), primarily by avoiding or reducing the catching

Found: biodiversity.Under the Joint Fisheries Statement, a statement published in accordance with section 2 of the Fisheries

Found: Under the Joint Fisheries Statement, a statement published in accordance with section 2 of the Fisheries

Found: fisheries in Scottish waters.The decision aligns with our commitments under the Joint Fisheries Statement, Fisheries

Found: The decision align s with our commitments under the Joint Fisheries Statement, Fisheries Act 2020 and

Found: Underpinning this approach we will: • in line with the Fisheries Act 2020 and set out in the UK Joint

Found: National Marine Plan, Scotland’s Fisheries M anagement Strategy, the UK Joint Fisheries Statement, the Fisheries

Found: Fishery Office(1) (1) "British Sea Fishery Officer" has the meaning given by section 7 of the Sea Fisheries

Found: An aquaculture economic survey used to meet clause one of the UK Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: •The development of fisheries management plans as required by the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: This definition is used in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Found: The Fisheries Act 2020 ______________________________________________ 33 ii.

Found: The UK Fisheries Act 2020 provides the legal framework for the UK to operate as an independent coastal

Found: Seafish is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) set up by the Fisheries Act 1981 to improve ef ficiency

Found: UK internal market, that the UK Government intends to amend the existing grant-making powers in the Fisheries