Commercial fish

Consider the food requirements of seabird populations on sandbanks and mudflats in the management of bivalve fisheries.

Promote the use of spatial measures to help conserve biodiversity and mixed fisheries in inshore waters.

Promote the use of Marine Protected Areas to protect site attached commercial species (e.g. lobster, crab, scallops, bivalves) from overexploitation and damage from destructive fishing gears. www.mcsuk.org

Liaise with Sea Fisheries Committee and Marine Fisheries Agency Officers.