Wednesday 5 August 2020

Environment Agency SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT 1975, AS AMENDED BY THE ENVIRONMENT ACT 1995, MARINE AND COASTAL ACCESS ACT 2009 ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (LIMITATION OF LUNE ESTUARY NET FISHING LICENCES) ORDER 2020

Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to confirm an Order made by the Environment Agency under section 26 of the above Act. The Order will: Expire 10 years after the date on which it first comes into force: Limit the number of Heave or Haaf net licences, and drift; hang; or whammel net licences to be allocated for fishing for salmon and migratory trout in any one year in the specified area.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, a copy of the Order may be obtained free of charge on application either by telephone please dial 03708 506 506 or by email sent to LuneSalmon@environment-agency.gov.uk and we will be happy to provide you with a copy to view either electronically or by post. 
A copy of the order and consultation can also be viewed at https://consult.environmentagency.gov.uk/fisheries/river-lune-net-limitation-order-and-byelaw-2020 Any objection to the confirmation of the Order should be made in writing and addressed to Migratory & Freshwater Fisheries (Salmon Byelaws), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Area 8A/B, Millbank, c/o Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR or sent by email to: freshwater.fish@defra.gov.uk not later than 10th September 2020 
Please send copies of any objections to LuneSalmon@environment-agency.gov.uk.  Copies of any responses may be made public. The information contained may also be published in a summary of responses. If you do not consent to having your response published, you must clearly request that your response be treated confidentially. Any confidentiality disclaimer generated by your IT system in email responses will not be treated as such a request. You should also be aware that there may be circumstances in which DEFRA will be required to communicate information to third parties on request in order to comply with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations.

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