IFCA meeting

[Charlton]

the bit we should be concerened with is the protection of sea grass

REVISED APPROACH TO COMMERCIAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN MARINE SITES
PRESS RELEASE
Northumberland IFCA will hold a public meeting regarding the above at the Authority offices at Unit 60B South Nelson Road, Cramlington, NE23 1WF on Thursday 8 August next beginning at 5.00 pm. The meeting will consider proposed byelaws to be made by NIFCA in relation to the use of mobile fishing gear in the Berwickshire & North Northumberland Coast Special Area of Conservation (B&NNCSAC) and also in respect of the protection of sea grass in the (B&NNCSAC).
Further information is available from the Northumberland IFCA website Welcome - NIFCA or phone the NIFCA office 01670 731 399 if you have any queries or if you would like to register your intention to attend the meeting although prebooking or registration is not required.

[loopy]

Just to make some things clear for you guys.
This is the first stage of a European directive and it will happen by Christmas this year all over the country and new Byelaws will be in place by 2014
B&NNSAC = Berwickshire and North Northumberland Special Area of Conservation
from our point of view in this one specific case, it means the area around the causeway at Lindisfarne that we are currently allowed to dig on given to us in mitigation of Budle Bay.
Sea Grass has been identified as a feature /habitat that will be protected under European Law and is listed as a urgent threat in this area DEFRA have listed Crab tiling and digging with forks as a Red risk under a traffic light system the other colours will be dealt with at a later stage, Amber for instance and will include Sea Grass in Special protection areas (SPA'S birds) Estuarine rock, intertidal mud, sand the list goes on.

As you can see this is an ongoing process and this meeting is important for any of you that do not understand or have a concern regarding bait collection.

I will be at the open meeting and will be glad to explain the process you can see the matrix and ask what question you will.

Les

[davidhayley1945]

just been scrapped in wales. davy.