Cefas: FISHERIES SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP: FSP (2015-16) (46) PLAICE SURVIVABILTY IN THE ENGLISH NW TRAWL FISHERY

A Fishery Science Partnership (FSP) involving the fishing industry, Defra and Cefas scientists was established in 2003. Defra has confirmed the continued funding of the Fisheries Science Partnership programme for a further year in 2015/16. The objectives of the programme are: - To build relationships between UK fishermen and scientists and to involve fishermen in the co-commissioning of science. To achieve these objectives, the programme will: - (a) provide data obtained from commercial fishing catches on key stock...