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Fowey Estuary Management Plan Section 10 March 2003 Fisheries digging within six metres of moorings, quays and buoys to preserve the integrity of such structures and to protect the safety of people using them. Evidence from the South Devon Estuaries indicates that commercial crab tiling is increasing, and measures to limit the numbers of tiles being laid are being investigated. Some studies have recently been carried out to establish the impacts of commercial crab tiling on the estuarine environment (CCW Contract Science Report 51 (2002), and various university student projects), and further research is being undertaken to identify acceptable numbers of tiles and frequency of collection. Surveys are being carried out on Devon estuaries and in Fowey to establish the scale of crab tiling; this work needs to be progressed to develop management plans for crab tiling, such as included in the Tamar Estuaries Bait Collection Voluntary Management Plan (1999). 10.3 Increase understanding between fisheries interests and other estuary users The Partnership need to provide a mechanism for increasing communication within and between the various fisheries that operate on the estuary and are associated with the estuary and other user groups to reduce the potential for conflict and encourage greater understanding of the issues involved. This can be achieved through the distribution of literature amongst all sectors of the fishing industry and other relevant parties relating to voluntary or statutory measures for fisheries management, including Voluntary Codes of Conduct and byelaws. The various interested parties can also be brought together to encourage liaison through targeted focus group meetings. Crab tiles on the Fowey Estuary Page 32
Fowey Estuary Management Plan Section 11 March 2003 Water Quality & Pollution Section 11 Water Quality and Pollution Guiding Principle To maintain and improve water quality standards within the estuary for the benefit of the Natural environment, and to support and promote measures to reduce pollution throughout the estuary Due to the low concentration of urban populations and industry around the Fowey Estuary, the water quality has been generally good and pollution low. 11.1 Ensure legal minimum standards are met and seek to further improve water quality. The Environment Agency has statutory duties in relation to water quality and pollution to ensure compliance with standards set by the European Commission (EC) Directives and in United Kingdom Law, of which a number apply to the Fowey Estuary, including the EC Bathing Water Directive and EC Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive. South West Waters ‘Clean Sweep’ which was completed in 1996, has greatly improved sewage treatment facilities with most sewage from the towns around the estuary now receiving secondary treatment. There are further improvements to be completed at Bodinnick and Golant to meet the appropriate treatment level under the EC Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive by 2005. Issues relating to the quality of water, soil and air and their current and future management have been addressed by the Environment Agency through the non-statutory Local Environmental Agency Plan (LEAP), covering Bodmin Moor to the Coasts. The boundary extends further than the FEMP area, encompassing the catchments of the rivers and streams running off Bodmin Moor. LEAPs replaced Catchment Management Plans (CMPs) that were prepared by the National River Authority (NRA), before it became the Agency in April 1996. Issues raised within the consultation process of the FEMP were submitted to the Environment Agency for inclusion in the LEAP. Therefore the FEMP will not contain detailed considerations of issues relating to air, soil or water quality. Instead these issues are considered in the Bodmin Moor to the Coasts LEAP, published July 1999, with the Final Annual Review in 2001. The ongoing priority actions from the LEAP will be taken forward into the Area’s “Local Contribution” (section 4.1). Page 33
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