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Fishing in the Data Age

  • Room B 1 Parliament Street London, England, SW1 United Kingdom (map)

Robust, up-to-date, accurate data is essential for well-informed fisheries management. The fisheries industry has a key role to play in this data collection, due to fishers’ deep experiential knowledge of the ocean, the frequency of time spent at sea, and their interactions with the marine environment and the fish stocks it contains. This role is increasingly being realised through a range of measures, including both compulsory regulations and voluntary collaborations with scientists.

Fishers can feel negatively impacted by regulatory measures that necessitate data collection, for reasons such as a greater administrative burden, technical difficulties in ensuring compliance, or feelings of unnecessary scrutiny of their livelihoods. It is essential to ensure that data collection methods are straightforward and that collected data is used effectively and fairly, in collaboration with the fishing industry. This event will explore ways to strengthen efforts to make this a reality across the UK.

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Earlier Event: November 30
Fishing in a Changing Seascape
Later Event: May 24
The Future of UK Fisheries Management

The All Party Parliamentary Fisheries Group
Office of Alistair Carmichael MP
Houses of Parliament
Westminster
London SW1A 0AA

secretariat@fisheriesappg.org

@FisheriesAPPG

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This is not an official publication of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues.