NORTH WESTERN AND NORTH WALES SEA FISHERIES COMMITTEE
OFFICER’S REPORT
Wales Fisheries Strategy: NWNWSFC response
Report by the Chief Executive
Purpose of Report
To present a draft response from the Committee.
Recommendation
That the response be approved.
1. Background
1.1 The Minister published a new Welsh Fisheries Strategy on 6th December 2007 and launched a 12 week consultation with a deadline for responses of 7th March 2008.
1.2 Officers have had some input to preparation of the strategy which is a relatively ‘high level’ strategic report on the state of marine and freshwater fisheries and the aquaculture industry in Wales.
1.3 The strategy says very little about future fisheries management arrangements and a further consultation from WAG on the future of inshore fisheries management and Sea Fisheries Committees is expected later in 2008.
1.4 A draft response to the strategy paper is at Annex A.
STEPHEN ATKINS
Chief Executive
26th February 2008
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (ACCESS TO INFORMATION) ACT, 1985
List of Background Papers
ASFC Overview paper prepared for the meeting with the Fisheries Minister Elin Jones. Winterbottom 17-1-08.