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.

• Aquaculture, Salmon, Freshwater Fisheries & Whaling Division
• Sea Fisheries Conservation
• Fishing Industry Management Division
• Strategic Policy Team

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:

Aquaculture, Salmon, Freshwater Fisheries & Whaling Division

Headed by Richard Cowan

Tel: 020 7270 8199
Fax: 020 7270 8188

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)

Aquaculture and fish health

David Mullin

Tel: 020 7270 8205

Sponsorship of finfish and shellfish aquaculture in England; Several and Regulating Orders for shellfisheries; measures for prevention and control of diseases of fish and shellfish; control of imports of live fish and shellfish and aquaculture products

Whlaing Salmon* and Freshwater Fisheries (*excluding aqualture)

Trevor Perfect

Tel: 020 7270 8202

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

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Sea Fisheries Conservation

Headed by Lindsay Harris

Tel: 020 7270 8264
Fax: 020 7270 8309

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 Council (July-December 2005)

CFP Management Team

Simon Waterfield

Tel: 020 7270 8021

TACs and quotas. Effort control and fleet capacity policy. Technical conservation. Fisheries Science Partnership and other scientific and technical projects

Fisheries Policy EU and International Team

Christine Szot

Tel: 020 7270 8296

Common Fisheries Policy; International operation of fisheries including UNCLOS and regional fisheries organisations; Third country agreements; Distant water fisheries; Total allowable catches (TACS), quotas and excess; Conservation

Environmentally Friendly Fishing Team

Colin Penny

Tel: 020 7270 8298

Technical conservation measures; Sea Fisheries Committees (SFCs); Environmental aspects of fisheries including coastal fisheries issues.

Fisheries Science Unit

John Lock

Tel: 020 7270 8494
Fax: 020 7270 8020

Responsible for commissioning and managing research on marine and freshwater fisheries, fish health and aquaculture funded by Fisheries Directorate; providing scientific advice; developing science strategy; liaising with other science areas in Defra and the Science Directorate; coordinating research with other UK sponsors and the EU.

Coordination of thr ERA-NET project "MariFish: Coordination of European Fisheries Research", funded by the European Commission, involving 17 European partners. Further information on fisheries science.

UK Presidency Team

Steve Ives

Tel: 020 7270 8517

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Fishing Industry Management Division

Headed by Anne Sharp

Tel: 020 7270 8139
Fax: 020 7270 8125

• 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
  

Enforcement Policy

Keith Porter

Tel: 020 7270 8134

Coordination of UK policy on fisheries enforcement

Economic Policy

Simon Doggett

Tel: 020 7270 8120

Quota management reform, vessel licensing policy, sustainable communities, grant and state aid

Coastal Waters Policy

Trevor Hutchings

Relations with Sea Fisheries Committees, & authorities inthe Channel Isles & Isle of Man; policy on inshore management & recreational angling; oversight of fisheries aspects of the Marine Bill.

Corporate Support

Peter Brinkworth

Tel: 020 7270 8488

Providing support to senior management in Fisheries Directorate in the areas of finance, corporate business issues and learning and devlopment.

Communications Manager

Marilyn Rawson

Tel: 020 7238 8103

Economic Advisor

Andy Goodwin

Tel: 020 7238 3254

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Strategic Policy Team

Headed by Fiona Mettam

Tel: 020 7270 8217
Fax: 020 7270 1927

To provide cross-cutting and strategic support to the Fisheries Director and policy divisions. Lead on WSSD fisheries implementation plan and development of National Strategic Plan for new EFF.

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