Fisheries: Sea fisheries
Working with others - Marine Fisheries Stakeholder Forum
The Marine Fisheries Stakeholder Forum is a high-level advisory group which meets to discuss marine fisheries issues and contribute to the development of policies. The Forum, which met for the first time in April 2006, replaces the Stakeholders’ Advisory Group set up to work on the preparation of Securing the Benefits which sets out our plans for achieving a sustainable and profitable future for UK fishing.
Terms of reference and membership (PDF 35 KB)
Meetings are held with Defra to discuss matters that fall specifically to Defra and with all four Fisheries Administrations to discuss UK-wide issues. Forum members include representatives of the fishing industry, recreational anglers, Sea Fisheries Committees, Regional Advisory Councils, fish processors, environmental interests and Regional Development Agencies.
Andrew Dewar-Durie, Chairman of Seafish, who chairs the Forum, said: “The Forum brings together a group of stakeholders with differing priorities. Their views help in the development of policies for a sustainable fishing industry, which balance their interests."
Regular meetings are held and we will publish agendas and papers below, these documents are PDFs.
For more information please email: marine.fish@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Papers for meeting 23 November 2007
- Agenda (31 KB)
- Paper 2: Accessing fisheries - a discussion paper (33 KB)
- Accessing Fisheries - how much and what kind of government intervention (51 KB)
Papers for meeting 10 July 2007
- Minutes (55 KB)
- Paper 1: Sustainable consumption and production of fish and shellfish - Environmental impact analysis (85 KB)
- Paper 2: A framework for implementing an environmentally responsible fishing policy (134 KB)
- Presentation: Sustainable consumption and production of fish and shellfish (270 KB)
Papers for meeting 30 March 2007
- Minutes (25 KB)
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Page last modified:
21 February 2008
Page published: 22 June 2006