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Roaring Water Bay Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
In late 2010 a public meeting was held in Skibbereen on the designation of Roaringwater Bay as an SAC and
the requirments for fisheries and fishing vessels operating within its confines or designated limits.
The meeting was Chaired by BIM and the Marine Institute and the IS&WFPO attended on behalf of its Membership.
The main focus of the meeting was to outline the agreed plan for managing fisheries within the Roaring Water
Bay area and to determine the current level of acitivities and profile the various fisheries within the SAC.
This approach will also apply to other SAC’s designated in Irish Waters. To this end, it was agreed that a ‘Questionnaire’
would be circulated to all interested parties, to complete and return to BIM/Marine Institute. After this exercise is
completed a further public meeting will be held to outline the findings and next steps in the process. This
Questionnarie accompanies this months Newsletter and is also available on our Website, for our Membership that
conducts activities in the area to complete and return to IS&WFPO Offices. We would advise all members that operate
in this area to engage with this process without delay. More information on the process and support with the completion
of the Questionnaire is available from IS&WFPO Offices.
Roaring Water Bay SAC Questionairre
DAFF Proposal Relating to Increasing Mesh Sizes
A summary of the proposal received from DAFF in relation
to increasing mesh sizes as a means of reducing discards in the Celtic Sea is available below
for your review. Please feel free to submit your comments on this issue to IS&WFPO
as we welcome our members input on this issue.
DAFF Proposal to Increase Mesh Sizes
Validated EU Catch Certificate for Processing Activities Third Countries
The Commission has issued a clarification note regarding the requirement of a validated EU catch certificate for processing activities
carried out in a third country diferent from the flag state. Please follow the link below to review the note.
Requirement of a validated EU catch certificate
Allocation of Irish Cod Quota in Norwegian Waters
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food invites applications from the owners of Irish registered fishing vessels who
wish to fish the 2011 cod quota that is expected to be allocated to Ireland in Norwegian waters under the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
Advertisement for Cod Quota in Norwegian Waters
Application to Fish for Cod Within the Norwegian 200 Mile Zone
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in UK Waters
The Marine Strategy Framework Directive (2008/56/EC) requires Member States to put measures in place to achieve or maintain good environmental status in
their waters by 2020. Under the Directive a coherent and representative network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has to be created by 2016. The UK has
initiated the Marine Conservation Zone Project to begin the process of establishing MPAs around their coastline, two of which impact the Irish Fleet: the
Finding Sanctuary (the SW UK area waters) and the Irish Sea. The UK MCZ Project has expressly stated it is committed to working with “people who use the sea
for their livelihood” and to this end IS&WFPO has been invited to become a stakeholder in these groups. We are encouraging all IS&W members to
visit the mapping web site ( mczmapping.org) to get more information and enter areas of these regions that they utilise. In addition, please feel free to
contact this office with any questions regarding this issue and the future of the fishery in these UK waters.
UK MCZ Mapping Website
In addition, The Irish Sea Conservation Zone, one of the two conservation zone projects established by the UK, has released a progress report outlining tentative
areas which will be assessed as MPAs. Follow the link below to review the most recent update of the ISCZ Project.
Irish Sea Conservation Zone Progress Report
Registry of Guard Vessels and Fisheries Liaison Officers
If you are a current IS&WFPO member or a former member who has retired from the fishing industry, you are eligible to be listed on our registers
of Guard Vessels and/or Fisheries Liaison Officers. These are temporary employment opportunities for qualified individuals to work with companies conducting surveys
or carrying out various works, such as Cable Laying, etc., off the Irish Coast. To find out more about Fisheries Liaison Officers and Guard Vessels
and how to join the respective registries, please send us an email: info@irishsouthandwest.ie
Consultation on Fishing Opportunities for 2011
The European Commission issued Communication document COM(2010)241final, entitled "Consultation on Fishing Opportunities for 2011."
This document outlines the Commission's method for establishing quotas and fishing efforts (TAC) for European fishermen in European waters.
Included in this document are rules for TACs, which can be found in Annex III.
EC COM(2010)241final - Consultation on Fishing Opportunities for 2011
Nephrops Management in Zone VII
In June 2010, The European Commission and the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture/Expert Group Fisheries Control issued a "Non-Paper" on the Spatially
Structured Management of Nephrops in Zone VII. This non-paper explores possible solutions to the recommendations of ICES and STECF in 2009 for a move towards
the management of individual functional units of Nephrops in zone VII. Two management options and their consequences are discussed
in the document, which can be downloaded below.
Nephrops Management Zone VII
Effort Management in Zone VIIfg: An Ecosystem Approach
The European Commission has issued a "Non-Paper," which introduces a new management approach for demersal fisheries in ICES Division VIIfg. Follow the link below to read about
the new ecosystem approach currently being discussed.
Demersal Effort Management in Zone VIIfg: An Ecosystem Approach
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