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Consultation on Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority District Boundaries

This consultation closed on 22 April 2009.

Inshore fisheries management in England and Wales is currently the responsibility of Sea Fisheries Committees (SFCs). The Marine and Coastal Access Bill (the Bill) includes measures to reform inshore fisheries management and the protection of the marine environment.

The Bill, which is currently going through Parliament for approval, proposes replacing SFCs in England with newly created Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFC authorities). In Wales the management of inshore fisheries will become the responsibility of the Welsh Assembly Government.

The aim of this consultation is to seek your views on the establishment of IFC district boundaries and to gather your perspective on our proposals for which local authorities might be included within each IFC district

Page published: 13 July 2009