Announcements

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 Section 155 & 156

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the above Regulation, Southern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority intends to apply to the Minister for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the confirmation of the following byelaw:

Marine Protected Area Regulatory Notice Byelaw
Under this byelaw the Authority will have the ability to introduce regulatory notices for the management of fishing activities within or adjacent to Marine Protected Areas, for the purposes of furthering conservation objectives and for the coherent management of sites. Regulatory notices may be issued or amended following a procedure defined in the byelaw, allowing the Authority to flexibly manage fishing activities and refine measures as the evidence base improves.
A full text of the above Byelaw and associated assessments can be inspected at, or obtained from Southern IFCA 64 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole Dorset BH14 9BN or viewed on the Authority's website at www.southern-ifca.gov.uk

Any person wishing to object to the confirmation of the above byelaw must send a statement of objection in writing to: Marine Conservation and Enforcement Team, Marine Management Organisation, Lancaster House, Hampshire Court, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 7YH (or IFCAbyelaws@marinemanagement.org.uk) within 28 days of the publication of this notice and must send a copy of this statement to the CEO at Southern IFCA, 64 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole Dorset BH14 9BN (or
enquiries@southern-ifca.gov.uk).