2012 Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (EIFCA) The Wash Crassostrea gigas records

Within Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authoritys (Eastern IFCA) district a variety of inshore fisheries are operated by local fleets and individuals. These include nationally important shellfish species including cockle, mussel, shrimp, crab and lobster, in addition to several finfish species. The district also supports a wealth of important natural features that are protected under a suite of UK and EU designations (Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Protected Area, Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Ramsar site), which collectively form a network Marine Protected Areas. It is also likely that that several new Marine Conservation Zones will be designated within the district during the next three years. To ensure the Districts sea fisheries resources are managed in a sustainable manner, without having an adverse impact on the environmental features, Eastern IFCA conducts stock assessments, fisheries impact research, environmental monitoring and habitat mapping. A large proportion of these activities are conducted in The Wash in order to support the Authoritys management of The Wash Fishery Order 1992, which oversees the major molluscan fisheries in The Wash. This report details the main research activities conducted by Eastern IFCA during 2012.

在东部近海渔业和保护区（东部IFCA）辖区内，由本地船队和个人运营着多种近海渔业。这些渔业包括国家重要的贝类物种，如文蛤、贻贝、虾、蟹和龙虾，以及多种鱼类。该区域还拥有丰富的具有重要自然特征，这些特征在英国和欧盟的多个指定下得到保护（特殊科学兴趣地、特殊保护区、特殊保护区域（SAC）、拉姆萨尔湿地），共同构成了海洋保护区网络。预计在未来三年内，该区域还将设立多个新的海洋保护区。为确保该区域的海上渔业资源得到可持续管理，不对环境特征造成不利影响，东部IFCA执行种群评估、渔业影响研究、环境监测和栖息地制图等工作。其中大量活动在惠斯湾进行，以支持对该湾渔业秩序1992年的管理，该秩序监管惠斯湾的主要软体动物渔业。本报告详细介绍了东部IFCA在2012年期间开展的主要研究活动。