Fishing Focus
Fishing Focus is a joint publication by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to update stakeholders on our marine fisheries-related work.
We both welcome feedback on each issue of the newsletter. If you would like to comment, please email fishingfocus@defra.gsi.gov.uk
More information from www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/series/fishing-focus
The latest issue (spring 2013) includes:
- marine conservation zone consultation
- marine licensing exemptions
- Common Fisheries Policy reform update
- catch quota scheme
- protecting dolphins and porpoise
- Cod Recovery Plan
- fisheries in European marine sites
- marine planning
- fish DNA testing scheme
- fisheries grants
- Fisheries Management and Effort Control Team
- protection for sharks and rays
- EU Finning Regulation update