Fisheries: Contacts
Rodney Anderson is the Director of Fisheries in Defra, including responsibility for the Sea Fisheries Inspectorate, the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). The work of the Fisheries Directorate is divided between the Divisions listed below.
- Marine and Freshwater Biodiversity Division
- Sea Fisheries Conservation
- Fishing Industry Management Division
- Marine Environment Division
- Marine Legislation Division
- Strategic Policy Team
This organisational chart 
[1.34 MB] shows in more detail the structure of the Marine and Fisheries Directorate and gives contact phone numbers for each work area. All members of Marine and Fisheries Directorate except the Marine Biodiversity Team are now based at Nobel House in London. Dial 0207 238 followed by the relevant four-digit extension number. To contact the Marine Biodiversity Team (based at Bristol), dial 0117 372 followed by the relevant extension number.
Contact details for individual work areas have been included in the relevant sections of the web site. However, for more general contacts, or where your are of interest is not obviously covered, contact details for the Divisions are given below:
Marine and Freshwater Biodiversity Division
Headed by Richard Cowan
Tel: 0207 238 4386
Sponsorship of finfish and aquaculture in England; measures for prevention and control of diseases of fish and shellfish; control of imports of live fish and shellfish and aquaculture products; setting policy framework for regulation and management of salmon and freshwater fisheries; measures to control spread of non-native fish and crayfish species; UK policy on whaling (UK Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission).
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Sea Fisheries Conservation
Headed by Lindsay Harris
Tel: 0207 238 4649
Responsible for UK policy on EU Common Fisheries Policy issues in relation to total allowable catches and quotas, management of fishing effort, conservation of fish resources and fisheries negotiations with non-EU countries and international organisations; UK policy towards Regional Advisory Councils (RACs), and support for those RACs in which the UK has an interest; policy on environmental aspects of fisheries, including fisheries aspects of small cetaceans; customer responsibility for marine fisheries science, including the Fisheries Science Partnership; coordination of UK Presidency of the Fisheries.
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Fishing Industry Management Division
Headed by Lee McDonough
Tel: 0207 238 4431
- Policy on socio-economic aspects of fisheries management, including licensing, quota management & sustainable communities
- Policy on inshore management, the work of the Sea Fisheries Committees & relations with the Channel Isles & Isle of Man
- Policy on fishing industry development, grants, aid & marketing
- Links with sea angling interests
- Links with the Sea Fish Industry Authority
- Communications with the fishing industry & other stakeholders
- Negotiation & implementation of EU fisheries control measures
- Finance, planning & business support for Fisheries Directorate
- Policy on securing compliance & on penalties for non-compliance
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Marine Environment Division
Diana Linskey
Tel: 0207 238 4296
Policy advice on regional, European and global marine environment issues including Marine Spatial Planning, OSPAR and the European Thematic Strategy; Development of marine planning policy; input into the Marine Bill; integrated Coastal Zone Management; Enforcement under Marine Bill; Marine Licensing Policy; lead on international negotiations related to Marine Environment and Fisheries (excluding EU and RFMOs); implementing the recommendation of the High Seas Task Force on Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated (IUU) fishing; policy development on contaminants in the marine environment, particularly in connection with the Oslo and Paris Convention and relevant EC Directives.
Marine Legislation Division
Dave Bench
Tel: 0207 238 4397
Programme Management for the Marine Bill Team; development of proposed Marine Management Organisation Team.
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Strategic Policy Team
Headed by Fiona Mettam
Tel: 0207 238 4291
Provide cross-cutting and strategic support to the Marine and Fisheries Director and policy divisions; co-ordinate strategy refresh marine high-impact project; develop marine fisheries contract; develop marine vision and objectives; sustainable consumption and production of fish and shellfish.
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Page last modified:
13 September 2007
Page published: 17 January 2005