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Division 4.1

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As part of Defra’s revised approach, the preferred management tools are MMO byelaws within 6 to 12nm, and for MMO to lead the management of sites that straddle the 6nm boundary. Following discussions between MMO, Devon and Severn IFCA and Cornwall IFCA, it has been agreed that, although this SCI straddles the 6nm boundary, IFCA byelaws will be established to manage the part of the site within 6nm and an MMO byelaw will be used to manage the part of the site between 6 and 12nm. Therefore an MMO byelaw for the part of the SCI between 6 and 12nm is the recommended option.

  1. 4.1.1Option 1: Do nothing
  2. 4.1.2Option 2: Voluntary agreement
  3. 4.1.3Option 3: MMO byelaw prohibiting bottom towed gear throughout the SCI (‘full site closure’)
  4. 4.1.4Option 4: MMO byelaw to prohibit bottom towed gears over Sabellaria spinulosa reef features with appropriate buffering (‘zoned management’).
  5. 4.1.5Option 5: Management of activity through a statutory instrument, regulating order or fishing licence condition