Summary
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs have launched a public consultation and welcomes your views on the development of management measures for intertidal hand-gathering of shellfish in Northern Ireland. Intertidal hand gathering of shellfish is currently unregulated by DAERA and as a result, the Department holds limited information on the commercial scale of this fishery. DAERA has a duty to manage fishing within sustainable limits and ensure that it does not have detrimental impacts on marine protected areas (MPAs) and protected habitats and species. The aim of the
Documents
- Consultation - Covering letter
- Consultation document - Intertidal shellfish gathering in Northern Ireland - A call for evidence
- Strangford Lough periwinkle study
- Habitats Regulation Assessment
- Regulatory Impact Assessment
- Rural needs impact assessment
- Equality and Human Rights Screening
- Synopsis of responses to the consultation on the intertidal hand gathering of shellfish in Northern Ireland
Consultation description
This consultation outlines potential management measures that are intended to protect intertidal shellfish stocks from unsustainable exploitation and to provide protection for habitats and species that could be damaged or disturbed by intertidal shellfish gathering. The Department is also making a call for evidence to inform the socio-economic impact assessments. There is a questionnaire which seeks respondents opinions on the potential measures and requests further information based on their knowledge and experience related to shellfish gathering.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.