Sea Fisheries Committees

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Sea Fisheries Committees were local regulatory bodies in England and Wales responsible for managing and conserving coastal and inshore sea fisheries before being superseded by Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf local fisheries regulatory body
public authority
aim protection of marine environment in inshore areas
sustainable exploitation of inshore fisheries
appliesTo coastal sea fisheries
inshore sea fisheries
areaOfResponsibility local commercial fisheries
local recreational sea angling
nearshore marine resources
composition appointed members with fisheries expertise
industry representatives
local authority representatives
cooperatedWith Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Environment Agency
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
local authorities
couldMake fisheries byelaws
couldRegulate closed areas
closed seasons
gear types
minimum fish sizes
country England
Wales
dissolutionCompleted 2011
dissolvedBy Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
governanceLevel subnational
hadEnforcementPowers boarding fishing vessels
inspecting catches
prosecuting offences in magistrates’ courts
hasFunction conservation of sea fish stocks
enforcement of local fisheries byelaws
management of sea fisheries
regulation of local fishing activity
hasJurisdiction inshore waters up to 6 nautical miles from baselines
legalBasis Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1888
subsequent UK fisheries legislation
operatedIn 20th century
early 21st century
region coastal waters of England and Wales
replacedBy Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities
replacedIn England
Wales
sector fisheries management
shortName SFCs
successorBody Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities in England
Welsh Government fisheries management arrangements
timePeriod pre-2011

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Isles of Scilly Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority predecessor local sea fisheries committee for the Isles of Scilly
linked to: Sea Fisheries Committees
Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority replaced Cornwall Sea Fisheries Committee
linked to: Sea Fisheries Committees