Guidance

Static fishing gear: Design of ends

Guidance on the marking of static fishing gear to improve its visibility and reduce the risk of entanglement incidents, for vessels operating in the waters around the UK.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 11 September 2024

Documents

Static fishing gear: Design of ends

Ref: Best practice safety principles

HTML

Static fishing gear: Design of ends (leaflet)

Ref: Best practice safety principles (printable version)

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Details

Produced by the Static Fishing Gear Safety Working Group, sub-group of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s United Kingdom Safety of Navigation Committee (UKSON):

• The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO)
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
• Marine Management Organisation (MMO)
• Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (AIFCA)
• Seafish
• Cruising Association (CA)

Published 11 September 2024