Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution

The Twenty-fifth Report, Turning the Tide - Addressing the impact of Fisheries on the Marine Environment is available via the links listed below. The full report is also divided up into sections, as indicated. A 30 page summary of the full report is also available. The number of pages and approximate file sizes are given in brackets after each item.

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A limited number of copies of the summary are available free of charge. To request a copy, please contact enquiries@rcep.org.uk.

For details of the conduct of the Marine Environment Study, go to the Marine Environment Study homepage. The government response to this report can be viewed on the Defra web site.

Twenty-fifth Report (complete report)

Complete report   (480pp, 8,272Kb)

Twenty-fifth Report (divided into sections)

Front and back covers   Covers and fronting pages (2,548Kb)
Contents list   Contents, lists of figures, boxes and tables (144Kb)
Chapter 1   Introduction (666Kb)
Chapter 2   The marine environment (2,131Kb)
Chapter 3   The role of the fishing industry (338Kb)
Chapter 4   The legal framework for the marine environment and fisheries (436Kb)
Chapter 5  The legacy of overfishing (1,689Kb)
Chapter 6   Is aquaculture the answer (637Kb)
Chapter 7   Understanding the Impacts of fishing (324Kb)
Chapter 8 Marine Protected Areas (739Kb)
Chapter 9 Improving Fisheries Management (338Kb)
Chapter 10 Bringing About Radical Change (329Kb)
Chapter 11 Recommendations (177Kb)
Signatories to the Report   (108Kb)
References   (396Kb)
Index   (401Kb)

Appendices

Appendix A   Announcement of the study and invitation to submit evidence (121Kb)
Appendix B   Conduct of the study (106Kb)
Appendix C   Seminar (98Kb)
Appendix D   Glossary (167Kb)
Appendix E   Biodiversity (Chapter 2 & 5) (496Kb)
Appendix F   Economic values (Chap 3) (97Kb)
Appendix G   Health (Chapter 3) (156Kb)
Appendix H  Fishing gears (Chapter 3) (213Kb)
Appendix I   Sea-lice treatments (Chapter 6) (110Kb)
Appendix J   Ecosystem modelling (Chapter 7) (137Kb)
Appendix K   Ecological Quality Objectives (Chapter 7) (118Kb)
Appendix L Marine Protected Areas (Chapter 8) (148Kb)

Summary of the Twenty-fifth Report

English summary report (30pp, 1,621 kb)
French summary report (30pp, 1,987 kb)
German summary report (30pp, 2,184 kb)
Spanish summary report (30pp, 2158 kb)

Corrigendum

Chapter 2 Figure 2-XXVIII should read Arctic Skua

Chapter 8 Reference 39 should read North East Fisheries Management Council(2003). Final Amendment 10 - Scallop Fishery Management Plan. Figures for 2002-2005 are projections based on the management regime remaining in place. See http://www.nefmc.org/scallops/index.html

In the summary report, reference 19 should read North East Fisheries Management Council(2003). Final Amendment 10 - Scallop Fishery Management Plan. Figures for 2002-2005 are projections based on the management regime remaining in place. See http://www.nefmc.org/scallops/index.html

For further details of the conduct of the Marine Environment Study, go to the Marine Environment Study homepage.