Fisheries Management in Offshore Marine Protected Areas

Summary

Action taken in relation to the Marine Management Organisation’s Call for Evidence on its stage two assessment of the impact of fishing using bottom towed gear in thirteen Marine Protected Areas.

Outcomes and additional information

We wrote to the Marine Management Organisation to express our concerns over two high-level management options under consideration as part of its stage two assessment of fishing activity impacts in marine protected areas. We were pleased to see that neither option was included in a new draft byelaw, which was published for consultation on 17 January 2023.