North Irish Sea Razor Clam Management Consultation 2014

Submission Form

Please read the consultation document in full before responding to this questionnaire

  1. I am making this submission:

on my own behalf
On behalf of an organisation or group
  1. I am a:

Fisherman / Shellfish buyer / processor
Razor clam fisherman / Scientist / technical expert
Representative of government body / Representative of fishermen association
General public / Representative of trade association
Political representative / Representative of an environmental NGO
Other
  1. My contact information is:

Name
Address
Phone number (optional)
Email address (optional)

If you are a fisherman:

Vessel Name
Vessel Registration
Homeport
  1. Do you agree that the razor clam fishery in the Irish Sea north of Dublin Bay is in need of management?

YesNo

Other(please explain why in the comments below)

Comment

  1. Do you support introduction of a weekly outtake limit?

YesNo

  1. What do you think of the proposed outtake limit of 1,400kg per vessel per week?

YesNo

Other(please explain why in the comments below)

Comment

  1. Do you support the proposed 6 day fishing week?

YesNo

Other(please explain why in the comments below)

Comment

  1. Do you support the proposed closure during the spawning season?

YesNo

Other(please explain why in the comments below)

Comment

  1. Do you support the proposal to close areas if catch rates decline?

YesNo

Other(please explain why in the comments below)

Comment

  1. Do you support the information and monitoring proposals?

YesNo

Other(please explain why in the comments below)

Comment

  1. Do you have any other comments on the proposals?

Comment

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION & DATA PROTECTION

All submissions are subject to the Freedom of Information Actsand/or the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations and may also be published on the Department’s website (excluding contact details). If any of the detail you have provided is sensitive on the basis that it is personal, confidential, or commercially confidential, please identify it here and give clear reasons why you think it should not be released. The Department will, where possible, consult with you about any information which you have identified as sensitive information before making a decision in response to a request for release under the Freedom of Information Acts.

Submission forms may be submitted online at this form may be completed and posted or emailed to the addresses below.

Email:bject: razor consultation

Post to:

Razor clam consultation
Marine Agencies & Programmes Division
Department of Agriculture Food & Marine
National Seafood Centre
Clonakilty
Co Cork

Enquiries concerning this consultation to Nick Hoffman 023 88 59515

Closing date for submissions:19 December 2014

Razor submission Form1