Call for evidence outcome

Fisheries: remote electronic monitoring call for evidence

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 19 October 2020
• Last updated: 7 May 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This call for evidence has closed

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Fisheries: Summary of responses to remote electronic monitoring call for evidence

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Detail of outcome

We’ve considered all the submissions and will continue to use the evidence provided to inform further thinking on the use of remote electronic monitoring in England. We’ll engage more with stakeholders in the near future around the topics that were highlighted in this call for evidence.

We received 37 responses, 31 were submitted online on the platform Citizen Space and 6 were submitted directly.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

Seeking views on our plans to increase the use of remote electronic monitoring.

This call for evidence was held on another website.

This call for evidence ran from
19 October 2020 to 11:45pm on 30 November 2020

Call for evidence description

We want to know what you think about our plans to increase the use of remote electronic monitoring (REM) on English registered fishing vessels and vessels fishing in English waters.

REM includes integrated on-board systems of cameras, gear sensors, video storage, and global positioning system units, which capture comprehensive videos of fishing activity.

Published 19 October 2020
Last updated 7 May 2021 + show all updates

1. 7 May 2021

   Uploaded a document summarising the responses to a call for evidence for expanding the use of remote electronic monitoring in England.

2. 19 October 2020

   First published.