One of the major issues of concern in fisheries today is that of wastage associated with the discarding of unwanted fish and other marine organisms. To address this, Seafish has set up an industry group that includes fishermen and their representatives, seafood processors and Government, to look at the subject of discards in depth and to share and test solutions applicable to the whole UK fleet.

The Scottish industry, working with the Scottish Executive, has already started to work up practical proposals, fishery by fishery, that will influence the Commission's work on regulatory measures for discards. Some work will be funded by the newly launched Scottish Industry/Science Partnership, for example gear selectivity measures, and research to define North Sea areas of concentration of juvenile or spawning cod.

Any UK fishermen with practical information or ideas to offer the group should contact Phil MacMullen , Head of Environmental Responsibility, Seafish.

Tel: 01482 327837

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