Our groups bring together key actors from the local to the national level to deliver insights, expertise, and advice critical to collaborative efforts to reduce sensitive marine species bycatch in UK fisheries.
Explore the groups below to find out more about their roles and ways of working, read their ToRs, and access meeting reports and other outputs. Strong links are maintained between the groups through regular channels of communication, and attendance at each other’s meetings as useful.
Clean Catch’s first phase (2020 to 2023) involved a different governance structure – read about the history of the programme here.
Formed of the consortium team and Defra, the Programme Governance Board (PGB) meets as needed to make decisions either on recommendations produced by Clean Catch’s other governance groups or on escalated issues.
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With a membership drawn from across the UK to represent a variety of sectors and fields of expertise, the National Advisory Board (NAB) provides expert advice, recommendations, and guidance on Clean Catch’s activities.
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With memberships drawn from local fishing communities and other key actors, the Local Focus Groups (LFGs) provide local expert advice and guidance, focusing on Clean Catch’s bycatch monitoring and mitigation trials in fisheries operating in English waters
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Created on an ad-hoc, temporary basis to work on specific topics to support Clean Catch’s other groups and programme objectives
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Explore the Bycatch Mitigation Hub to find possible measures to reduce bycatch