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Plans to increase the benefits the UK and coastal
communities get from fishing
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New proposals seek to ensure more catch is landed in
the UK
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Views sought on how to allocate the new opportunities
as a result of the UK becoming an independent coastal
state
The government is seeking views on new measures to boost our
fishing industry, including how to fairly distribute the new
opportunities from leaving the Common Fisheries Policy, and
increase the economic benefits from fishing activity for our
coastal communities.
The government has today launched a package of consultations
which seek views on:
- A strengthened ‘economic link’ for English licenced fishing
vessels to help ensure genuine economic benefits for our coastal
communities – including plans for an increased landing
requirement of 70%.
- Proposals on how to allocate the new opportunities the UK
secures in negotiations with other partners will be split between
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, in a way that is
fairer and more profitable for fishing communities across the
four nations.
- Further proposals on how England’s share of those new
opportunities would be distributed across the English fleet to
benefit our coastal communities’ hard working fishermen and
women.
Fisheries Minister
said:
“As we take back control of our fisheries, we are creating new
powers to set fairer fishing opportunities for industry and
coastal communities through our flagship Fisheries Bill.
“We want your help to design a more profitable fishing industry.
This includes ensuring that more fish are landed in UK ports,
providing a boost to the whole supply chain, from auction houses
to fish processors.”
The strengthened ‘economic link’ proposals put forward for
consultation would see English licenced fishing vessels land 70%
of their catch in the UK - up from 50%. The plans would allow
vessel owners to use a combination of the two criteria - landings
and quota donation - to meet the economic link requirement,
recognising the importance of flexibility to support ongoing
business practices.
As the UK continues to negotiate with the EU and other coastal
States, the UK government is seeking views on how new
opportunities secured through these negotiations should be
distributed, both across the UK and within England, in order to
deliver maximum benefits to our fleets and coastal communities.
The three consultations are open from today for four weeks, until
10 November.
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