Catch recording for under 10m fishing vessels starts this summer – key changes made in response to consultation.   Changes to the planned introduction of catch recording for all English and Welsh under 10 metre fishing boats have been made following a public consultation.

MMO ‘A report on the consultation, which closed in April, was published on 6 June 2019 and includes a summary of the comments received and how fishing authorities are responding to them.  Michael Coyle, head of compliance and control for the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), said: “We would like to thank everyone who responded to this consultation as well as more than 100 fishers who have been helping us to test the prototype of the catch recording service that we have been developing. We have listened to the concerns of individuals and industry and made three significant changes to the way that we will be introducing this licence change.”   This document provides a summary of responses to a consultation on the impacts of a proposal to introduce mandatory catch recording for all English and Welsh licensed fishing boats under 10 metres in length.