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bodies in England and Wales responsible for managing and conserving coastal and inshore sea fisheries before being superseded by Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sea Fisheries Committees canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local fisheries regulatory body
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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
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Environment Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceLevel | subnational ⓘ |
| hadEnforcementPowers |
boarding fishing vessels
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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
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subsequent UK fisheries legislation ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ |
| region | coastal waters of England and Wales ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedIn |
England
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ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | fisheries management ⓘ |
| shortName | SFCs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorBody |
Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities in England
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ⓘ
Welsh Government fisheries management arrangements ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-2011 ⓘ |
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