The Eastern Channel Marine Protected Areas Fishing Gear Byelaw 2024

This draft byelaw covers ICES area 7d and includes measures for the following MPAs:

• Albert Field – prohibition of bottom towed gear across the whole of the MPA. 

• Bassurelle Sandbank – prohibition of bottom towed gear across the whole of the MPA. 

• Beachy Head East – prohibition of bottom towed gear across the MMO portion of the MPA, except the far southeast portion of the site. 

• Inner Bank – prohibition of bottom towed gear across the whole of the MPA. 

• Offshore Brighton – prohibition of bottom towed gear across the MPA except the south west portion which overlaps the Dolphin Head Highly Protected Marine Area. 

• Offshore Overfalls – prohibition of bottom towed gear across the whole of the MPA. 

• Wight-Barfleur Reef – a minor change to the boundaries of the existing prohibition of bottom towed fishing gear across the whole of the site.