INSHORE FISHERIES REFORM Phil Mc Bryde January 2020

INSHORE FISHERIES REFORM Phil Mc. Bryde January 2020

Contents • Why focus on Inshore? • What has the Government said? • Is there a problem to solve? • Challenges • Everything is connected (slide below) • A challenge Down Under… • What do we propose to do? • #FOIF • When? • How? • Next Steps • Questions? Text in footer 2

Why focus on Inshore? • Whole fishing fleet matters to UK – socially, economically, environmentally. • That includes the diverse English inshore fleet. • Doesn’t operate in isolation & ill defined • Vocal supporters of leaving EU to find new opportunities. Text in footer 3

What has the Government said? • Ministers value inshore fisheries: o In our 2018 White Paper on Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations we recognised this, that reforming fisheries management should v support a diverse, profitable and sustainable fleet that serves the needs of coastal communities and the UK economy. o And new Government’s Manifesto commitments: v There will be a legal commitment to fish sustainably and a legal requirement for a plan to achieve maximum sustainable yield for each stock. v We will maintain funding for fisheries across the UK’s nations throughout the Parliament and support the regeneration of our coastal communities v Farmers and fishermen to act as the stewards of the natural world, preserving the UK’s countryside and oceans as they have for generations. • Access to 6 -12 nm Text in footer 4

Is there a problem to solve? • We know inshore fishers want flexibility, want to catch/sell more fish, and to do so sustainably. • Hear mixed views on range of issues: o o o more certainty & control of opportunities; arbitrary u 10 m/over 10 m definition; poor data doesn’t capture impact; centralised management, regulatory burden; recreational sea fishers have/don’t have impact. • Non quota stocks, particularly shellfish, heavily targeted and under pressure. • On the other hand, 2018 evidence shows on average, the inshore (& offshore) fleet is now more productive than a decade ago. 5

Challenges • Inshore fleet is incredibly diverse • So gathering evidence, identifying problems & actions is challenging: o fishers’ safety remains paramount; o what does ‘good’ or ‘sustainable’ look like? o unintended consequences; • Innovation & technological advance – AI? • Top down v collaborative/partnership working • Can’t do this alone – here’s why… Text in footer 6

Everything is connected… Effort trials Recreational sea fishing Licensing Quota Local & comanagement Non Quota & Shellfish Safety Landing Obligation Economic link Workforce Overcrowding Where do they fish? Displacement Level playing field EMFF & future funding Engagement Impacts of activities Inshore Fisheries Reform Supply chain Devolution Capacity Crown Dependencies Fleet definition MM O Regulatory burden IFCAs Representation Transparency MSY REM i. VMS/catch I reporting I C&E MPAs/ I HMPAs World class fisheries management Coastal communities

A challenge Down Under… • Not only ones who face challenges… Text in footer 8

What do we propose to do? • Not reinventing the wheel • But there are opportunities provided by leaving the EU: o o o o Negotiate a fairer share of fishing opportunities Fisheries Bill will help set the new framework for fisheries management UK and England Allocate quota by a different way Trial new approaches Fleet definition - developing principles for defining low impact fishing Fresh look at licensing REAF Text in footer 9

#FOIF - Future of Our Inshore Fisheries • Seafish/NFFO idea, widely supported including by Defra • Steering Group includes fishers, orgs, regulators, Defra • Conference in October 2019 • Hugely positive feedback • Steering Group finalising report and next steps Text in footer 10

When? • Shorter term opportunities: o Representation o Relationships o Collaboration • Longer term in parallel and sequence: o o o Additional quota NQS catch reporting/i. VMS recreational sea angling post-EU funding streams Text in footer 11

How? • Are we hearing from the right people? Are we listening? • We want to work more closely with you, regulators, DAs, processors, other stakeholders. • But this will iterative, will evolve – this won’t be a Big Bang moment. • And not just about inshore – has to fit in with wider reform agenda too across UK fisheries management. • Issues here can also apply to offshore sector Text in footer 12

Next Steps • Planning, further analysis, engagement • #FOIF!! • But ultimately, I want to know: o o what you think; what you want; how we might get it; and how we better work together • Email contact us at fisheuexit@defra. gov. uk and/or call/text me on 07585 988181 13

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