Lobbying by both the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) and the Cruising Association (CA) has pursuaded the Maritime & Coastguard Agency to convene a ‘Lobster Pots & Small Craft Safety Working Group’.   The Group is composed of members from the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO), RYA and CA tasked with seeking better ways for avoiding small craft entanglement and also improved methods of law enforcement.

Group Members: (left to right) Ian Wilson (CA), Gwilym Stone (MCA), Robert Greenwood (NFFO), Michael Coyle (MMO) and Stuart Carruthers (RYA).

The first meeting took place at CA House on 16 January 2019 to prioritise their tasks and set up a review of existing regulatory powers across the UK.

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