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.在东部近海渔业和养护管理局（东部IFCA）辖区，由当地船队和个人经营着多种近海渔业。这些渔业包括全国重要的贝类物种，如蚶、贻贝、虾、蟹和龙虾，以及多种鱼类。该辖区还拥有众多重要的自然特征，这些特征受到英国和欧盟一系列指定（特殊科学兴趣地、特殊保护区、特别保护区（SAC）、拉姆萨尔湿地）的保护，共同构成了海洋保护区网络。在接下来的三年内，该区域内很可能还会被指定若干新的海洋保护区。为确保该辖区海洋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进行种群评估、渔业影响研究、环境监测和栖息地制图。其中大部分活动均在威斯地区进行，以支持管理局对1992年威斯渔业命令的管理，该命令监管威斯地区的主要软体动物渔业。本报告详细介绍了东部IFCA在2012年开展的主要研究活动。