Marine Fisheries Agency
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The Marine and Fisheries Agency was an executive agency
of the United Kingdom government that controlled sea fishing in seas around England
and Wales
. Responsibilities included enforcement of sea fisheries legislation, licensing of UK commercial fishing vessels, sampling of fish catches, management of UK fisheries quotas and an advisory role and general liaison with the fishing industry. It was replaced by the Marine Management Organisation
on April 1 2010.
Formerly "Marine Fisheries Agency", the Marine and Fisheries Agency had a wide range of responsibilities and undertook delivery functions for Defra in a number of areas.
In England and Wales, the Agency had overall responsibility for the enforcement of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and its associated regulations. English and Welsh waters within British Fishery Limits covered approximately 60000 square miles (155,399.3 km²) and extended up to 200 miles (321.9 km) from the coast, or to the meridian line with other Member States' waters, where the distance between the countries is less than 200 miles (321.9 km).
Executive agency
An executive agency, also known as a next-step agency, is a part of a government department that is treated as managerially and budgetarily separate in order to carry out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland...
of the United Kingdom government that controlled sea fishing in seas around England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Responsibilities included enforcement of sea fisheries legislation, licensing of UK commercial fishing vessels, sampling of fish catches, management of UK fisheries quotas and an advisory role and general liaison with the fishing industry. It was replaced by the Marine Management Organisation
Marine Management Organisation
The Marine Management Organisation is an executive non-departmental public body established and given powers under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009...
on April 1 2010.
Formerly "Marine Fisheries Agency", the Marine and Fisheries Agency had a wide range of responsibilities and undertook delivery functions for Defra in a number of areas.
In England and Wales, the Agency had overall responsibility for the enforcement of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and its associated regulations. English and Welsh waters within British Fishery Limits covered approximately 60000 square miles (155,399.3 km²) and extended up to 200 miles (321.9 km) from the coast, or to the meridian line with other Member States' waters, where the distance between the countries is less than 200 miles (321.9 km).