The recent ‘DEEPNET’ report brought to light a number of management issues, including both illegal and wasteful fishing practices, in the deepwater fixed net fishery prosecuted to the West and North of Great Britain and Ireland, around Rockall and Hatton Bank. This paper extracts the DEEPNET recommendations and uses them to develop options for improved management of the deep water fishery.

• Policy Framework for Improving Management of the Deep-Water Net Fishery of the West and North of Great Britain and Ireland PDF 264.7 KB