MPs question government on annual fishing talks outcome

Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

The Minister of State for Farming, Fisheries and Food, Victoria Prentis MP, was questioned on the outcome of the annual fisheries negotiations between the UK and its international partners, including the EU and Norway, at an evidence session of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee at 2.00pm on Wednesday, 2 February 2022.

Download or listen to the entire session.

The purpose of the session

The evidence session will take place in Committee Room 6 of the Houses of Parliament and can also be watched on parliamentlive.tv

The Minister is expected to make a short presentation at the start of the meeting about how the negotiations will impact the UK fishing industry for 2022. She may then be questioned about the overall outcome of the negotiations, any winners or losers in the talks, and specific fish quotas in various waters around the UK. The Minister will be accompanied by senior officials.

Witnesses

• Victoria Prentis MP, Minister of State for Farming, Fisheries and Food at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

• Mike Dowell, DEFRA Deputy Director for EU Fisheries Negotiations and Policy

• Colin Faulkner, DEFRA Deputy Director, External Fisheries Negotiations & Trade Policy

WHAT CHANGES WERE PROMISED AFTER BREXIT?

 

Policy after Brexit Brexit is done, but what does it mean?

Doing things differently? 

Policy after Brexit brings together a number experts in their respective fields to investigate how policy and policymaking have changed in a range of sectors. We asked them to consider how changes so far compare to what was promised before Brexit, and to analyse what changes lie ahead and what their impact might be.

Their contributions are divided into three sections: first, those policy areas (trade, immigration, agriculture, fisheries and subsidies) where Brexit compelled the UK to put in place alternative policies. Second, those retaining significant amounts of EU law where the government could think seriously about divergence (financial services, procurement, taxation, consumer protection, environmental policy, energy policy and aviation). A final section considers new or emergent sectors in which both the UK and EU are looking to dip their regulatory toes (climate change and net zero, data and digital, autonomous vehicles and bioscience).

‘Taking back control’ of British fisheries and waters was wholeheartedly embraced by those campaigning for the UK to leave the EU. As a result, fisheries attained an exceptionally high profile during the Brexit referendum and the negotiations that followed, and continues to do so.

Many who promoted the benefits of Brexit for UK fisheries were senior politicians who now hold positions of power in government, including that of Prime Minister. Their promises fell into three main categories: UK control of fisheries regulations, restrictions on the access of foreign vessels to UK waters, and increased quota shares for UK vessels. All of this was to be achieved with only minimal effects on the UK’s ability to trade with the EU, which is the main market for British-caught seafood.

As the Brexit negotiations rumbled on through 2020, it became increasingly obvious that the UK would need to make significant concessions on fisheries in order to avoid a costly no-deal Brexit. Consequently, although the fisheries minister Victoria Prentis promised an exclusive zone for UK vessels within 12 miles of the British coast, the government acknowledged that EU vessels would still have significant access to fish in offshore UK waters. Likewise, although the UK government initially wanted all future fish quotas to be based on the proportion of fish populations living in UK waters (zonal attachment), this approach appeared to dissolve as the government pushed instead for large headline gains in quota (up to 80%), whereas the EU aimed to maintain the status quo.

WHAT HAS CHANGED SO FAR?

Despite the lofty promises to the UK fishing industry, the reality delivered by Brexit falls well short of the rhetoric.

The TCA provides for an increase in UK quota-share of 25% of the value of the previous EU catch in UK waters, phased in from 2021 to 2026. This translates into a less than 10% increase in value (less than 100,000 tonnes) of the total UK catch.

Many EU vessels have been granted access to offshore UK waters (1,822 up 15 December 2021). One hundred and fifty-three of these also permitted to fish

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within the six-to-twelve-mile zone off the southern English coast, and another 170 in Crown Dependency waters. Crossing this UK red line generated particular anger from the UK fishing industry, with the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO) calling the deal ‘miniscule, marginal, paltry, pathetic’. Despite these British concessions on access and quotas, disagreements over French requests for further licences continue to hit the headlines and currently remain unresolved. These tensions have arisen due to a lack of detail in the TCA about the specific proof of past fishing activities needed to qualify for a licence to fish in UK waters. Unfortunately, small vessels (under 12 metres) do not generally carry satellite-based vessel monitoring systems and are hence finding it difficult to provide this evidence. The French government maintains this is discriminatory, and fishers have already blockaded ports in protest. Further French government threats include banning all British seafood imports and imposing extra checks on goods arriving from and leaving the UK.

The TCA may have achieved tariff-free trade with the EU, but British seafood exporters face extra paperwork and costs and a ban on the exporting of live adult shellfish. Consequently, UK seafood exports to the EU have dropped significantly. A recent analysis for the NFFO predicts that by 2026 the UK fishing industry will have lost £300 million in earnings due to Brexit.

WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE?

Could UK fishers enjoy a better future once the initial adjustment period ends in 2026? It looks unlikely.

The wording of the TCA implies no further catch-share increase after 2026. If the UK sought to impose this, the EU could reduce reciprocal fishing access and place tariffs on fish imports and on other goods, or ultimately suspend other parts of the agreement. We are already seeing this play out with the relatively minor disagreements over licences with France. Compromises on fisheries will be essential for maintaining favourable trade.

If the UK cannot increase its quota-shares or further restrict foreign access, perhaps it could increase the productivity of the fish stocks in its waters through its stated ambition to become ‘a world leader in managing our resources while protecting the marine environment’. The TCA is more promising on this front, with long-term commitments from both the UK and EU to ensure that fishing activities for shared stocks are environmentally sustainable and to restore populations of harvested species above levels that can produce maximum catches. Whether these commitments will be acted on remains to be seen.

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A more promising route may be through the measures contained in the Fisheries Act. Again, there are encouraging commitments on sustainability, especially the incentives to connect quota distribution with the use of fishing gear and techniques with a lower environmental impact, and recognition of the need to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from fisheries while adapting to the effects of climate change.

Under the Joint Fisheries Statement, agreed by England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, there are also new, more granular fisheries management plans, which might address the neglected issue of species for which catches are currently not limited by quota.

Brexit may also provide an opportunity for the UK to enhance the protection of its offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which was previously hindered by the need to gain agreement on measures from all relevant EU states. The UK government has already proposed banning bottom-towed fishing gear (e.g. trawling for flatfish and dredging for scallops) in four of these MPAs, including Dogger Bank, although this is now facing a potential legal challenge from Denmark over compatibility with the TCA.

The only certainty looking forward is that there will continue to be tensions between the UK and its neighbours over fishing rights. As climate change continues to alter the distribution of fish stocks across international waters, such disagreements over quota-shares and access seem only likely to escalate further. Shifting away from the current fixed system of allocating fishing opportunities according to past shares, towards a more flexible zonal attachment method, seems the only logical way forward. But whether the UK wants to keep rocking the boat remains to be seen.

Full story courtesy of UK In a Changing Europe

'Women in UK Fisheries' launches network.

The whole sector is excited about the new UK Women in Fisheries network. It will make connections across the board, and get the whole sector communicating more, and in a different way.

UK Women in Fisheries recognises and supports women working in the UK fisheries sector, wherever that maybe. All women working in the sector are welcome to join, wherever they maybe. Women work as female fishermen, in fisheries associations, they are fleet managers, policy makers and charity workers. They are active at all levels within the commercial operations of retail, wholesale and export of fish and fish products. They are leading fisheries training centres, they are entrepreneurs in the fishing industry and often play crucial roles as partners of fishers, taking responsibility for administration in addition to having their own income and running the household. 

If you are involved in fish in any way, the network is for you. UK Women in Fisheries network will engage and join together these women, to highlight and support each other, and provide representation and recognition. Women working in fisheries can join up here.

Research

Research carried out into the role that women play in fisheries and UK fisheries,  found that women are crucial to the fishing industry, community and to fishing families, and “provide a backbone to the industry” but also found that:

“Women experience issues around pay, abuse and violence, as well as prejudiced and traditional beliefs. There is a lack of adaptation to women’s bodies in the industry and few opportunities for women to start fishing.”

As a result of this body of research, a policy brief was written, and recommended the establishment of an organisation to represent women in fisheries.

What we will do

An important ambition of this new network is to increase the visibility of women’s work in this traditionally male dominated industry.

Forming a network and putting women in fisheries in touch with each other, will go some way towards women’s roles in fishing being understood and recognised by the sector. Women will feel confident and have raised aspirations through their membership of the UKWIF.

Membership is open to all women working in UK fisheries, join up here:

https://www.women-fisheries.com/join.

Women across the sector are recognised by policy makers for the communication qualities and the resilience that they bring to the sector.

Clare Leverton, UK Women in Fisheries board member, says: “Women’s contribution to fisheries is valued, whether at the quayside or at the negotiating table, and UK Women in Fisheries network will connect these women, keep them informed, and enable them to have a “voice” in policy making around fisheries policies.”

Using technology to 'Fully document fishing'

 

Fully documented fisheries in action Dutch researchers and fishers are developing a digital tool to implement fully documented fisheries (FDF), with support from the EU.

VisNed and several fishing vessels are developing a digital tool to implement a fully documented fishery (FDF) VisNed and several fishing vessels are developing a digital tool to implement a fully documented fishery (FDF) When you go out fishing, you can never be sure what you’ll catch. It could be anything – from a prize specimen to an old shoe. Imagine, then, the scale of the problem if you’re using fishing nets and end up bringing hundreds of kilograms of catch on board?

Unwanted catches have long been a problem in fishery, because not everything that is caught can be sold or is fit for human consumption. Catching fish and then throwing it back into the sea is both harmful and wasteful. To combat this problem, the European Union introduced the landing obligation Search for available translations of the preceding conservation measures that require all catches to be registered and brought to shore (landed).

But this requires time and space and can be very costly. A Dutch fishers’ organisation VisNed calculates that, on average, a vessel would need around four more people on board to process and land the unwanted catches. However, there is no room for more people on most Dutch fishing vessels and a larger crew would mean lower wages for each crew member.

Technology to the rescue

This is the point at which science and fisheries intersect to develop innovative solutions. In the Netherlands, researchers at two institutes of Wageningen University (Wageningen Marine Research and Agro Food Robotics), in cooperation with VisNed and several fishing vessels are developing a digital tool to implement a fully documented fishery (FDF)Search for available translations of the preceding linkNL. The project has received just under €3 million in support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

FDF introduces automated recognition of the size and species of each fish, distinguishing between catches fit for human consumption (above minimum size) and unwanted catches (below minimum size). Using remote electronic monitoring (REM) systems, the tool can determine the weight of the total catch.

Developed by Agro Food Robotics, the process uses complex algorithms, artificial intelligence (AI) and spectral learning and vision technologies to recognise fish species and classify the fish by size (above or below the allowed minimum conservation reference size). The same technology is already in use for measuring and assessing the quality of agricultural products, such as broccoli and tomatoes.

To test the process in a life-like environment, researches at the Den Helder fish market first constructed an exact copy of a fish sorting line used on board fishing vessels and equipped it with two high-definition cameras: one to recognise the species and one for 3D visualisation and determination of volume.

After a successful trial run, the prototype was then tested on board a fishing vessel for the effects of vessel movement and salt-water spray on the camera lenses. The second trial with more vessels at sea was launched in 2021.

The preliminary results show that the process can be applied without major changes to the way fish is normally handled on board. It currently recognises four species – plaice, sole, turbot and brill – with speed and accuracy. The technology calculates the weight of each fish by determining its volume and can also distinguish if a fish is above or below the minimum size.

An earlier project (Innoray) has demonstrated that the same technology can be used to distinguish between the three main commercial species of rays, even when they are lying upside down, which is very difficult for the human eye.

The project also meets privacy and data protection (GDPR) requirements, as the system can process data without human interaction. In fact, the footage can be destroyed as soon as the computer has counted the fish and the data belongs to the fishers themselves.

Promising perspectives for future use

There is a lot of potential for this technology. For example, the cameras could be linked to electronic catch reporting systems (e-logbook) and reduce the administrative burden on the skipper. It also allows real-time monitoring of fishery, which could improve data collection and transparency.

Because it collects data on catch quantity and composition of both target species and unwanted catches, this technology could also become an important source for scientists evaluating the state of fish stocks, boosting the efforts for the sustainable management of marine resources.

Thanks to this project, the Dutch flatfish fishery received an exemption from the landing obligation until the end of 2021. While the project is yet to be fully evaluated, the FDF technology could become a mainstay of EU and global fisheries, all of whom are facing the same challenges of registering catches by species and size.

Then check out the January episode of Euronews OCEAN “Where’s the catch”, which looks at how science is supporting sustainable fisheries.

Keep informed about the projectWebsite

VMS a ‘perfect storm’ of red tape for small-scale fishermen in England

Keeping your head down.

Vessel monitoring systems are an essential tool towards fully documented fisheries. Across the UK, the devolved nations worked in harmony over the past 20 years to install on vessels first over 24m, then 15m and finally over 12m vessels. But now, small scale fishermen with under 12m vessels in England say the long delayed roll out of the Government’s inshore vessel monitoring system is discriminatory and unfair to their class of vessel and has a timeframe that is impossible to comply with.

Felixstowe Ferry fishermen James Whyte said:

“DEFRA has been working on this for a long time, it was supposed to be rolled out in 2019 but has been delayed by them for years. Now, having released details about the various kits just before Christmas, they want the first group of fishermen to choose and install the kit by 14th March but have only just announced an event where suppliers present their kit to fishermen on February 9th. That will give us a month to do further due diligence, and get it installed. It’s just another example of the Government putting pressure on us to meet an arbitrary time frame we just arent ready for because of their delays and their shortcomings. In our area we often have to book technicians weeks in advance because we have none locally”.

 
Unlike the VMS on larger vessels that went through robust Government procurement processes that interrogate the financials and performance of a company, the kit, and that there are contracted-in service levels agreement for warranty, this project has not. Government chose a ‘type approval process’ for the under 12 iVMS systems which means there has been no independent testing at sea, and fishermen are left to do their own due diligence on the financial health and past performance of the suppliers and then choose the kit. In addition, while the roll out of the VMS kit on larger boats was fully funded, these small scale fishermen will only be eligible for grants of £650 regardless of the cost of the kit and installation.

Former MMO officer and Executive Officer of the South Devon and Channel fishermen’s association Beshlie Pool said

“I have spent the past weeks trying to get more information from suppliers. Just the basic details on how their kit is installed and works, what the conditions of warranty are, what at sea testing has occurred etc.

So far 3 have agreed to come and present their kit to our members later this month so fishermen can see it, hold it and ask questions about its performance and testing, but I am still waiting for a lot of information. The grant is a one time only offer from the Government, so we also need to do due diligence on the companies to check the suppliers ability to provide after sales service, and what that is. When the regulation comes, we expect it to make it illegal for fishermen to leave the harbour without a functioning kit, this is why understanding breakdown support is so vital. Unlike bigger boats, the day small boats could be stuck in the harbour with a broken kit and that may be the only fine weather day where they could fish, for weeks.

I am deeply concerned about the additional stress this roll-out is causing, at a time when these same boats are faced with the Government going to the enforcement stage on CatchAPP and when the MCA is stepping up new safety testing. It is a perfect storm of new regulation, the mental health consequences are palpable.” said Pool.

Meanwhile, French fishermen with vessels under 12m, to include those licensed to fish in UK waters, were given a choice by the French Government of a iVMS system which has higher costs, and ongoing mobile phone costs or, an AIS system which is as little as a quarter of the price and has no ongoing costs. AIS also has the added benefit of other vessels at sea being able to see small fishing boats; it was developed as a collision avoidance device. Many small scale fishermen in England want the UK Government to consider this option for them too.

Devon and Severn IFCA district trawlermen who took part in the pilot project for the iVMS wanted to remain anonymous because of ongoing actions but said

“We know there have been real problems for many boats with the reliability of the kit installed, and the after sales service that has seen them tied up waiting for spares. The IFCA has been over zealous in dragging fishermen in under caution for interview, and issuing summons, some of which have had to be revoked where there have been problems with the IFCA case. It is a minefield, and I cannot understand why the MMO is not pausing this and testing the kit and suppliers health, properly”.

Shadow Fisheries Minister Daniel Zeichner said

“On recent visits to the coast, I have been most struck by how much pain this is causing small scale fishermen. This IVMS roll out has been delayed by years, and yet the Government now expects these micro businesses to make choices in a matter of weeks, this does not seem fair or proportionate.

The Government’s triage document for this intervention from 2018 estimated the mean costs of c.£1200 pounds per device and that this would be covered by EU funding. But because of Government delays EU funding is no longer available and suppliers submitting kit to the type approval last year were told that a limited £500 grant was going to be offered to fishermen. We need to understand how this influenced the kit that was submitted, and if it caused the suppliers to provide cheaper kit, over perhaps more suitable robust kit. After suppliers submitted their kit, the Government changed this amount to £650 pounds but that is still just half of the cost of the Government’s original estimates.

This Government has allowed EU vessels to fish in our 6-12nm, is stepping up new safety inspections without financial support, taking the CatchAPP to enforcement stage, and now forcing a light speed roll-out of this new kit. One could be forgiven for thinking the Government is trying to drive this small scale sector out of business and deliver decommissioning by stealth. If the Government wants to reduce the size of our inshore fleet they should be honest and set out a compensation scheme, not simply overburden them in home-grown red tape some of which they cannot simply comply with, and much of which they cannot afford. DEFRA Ministers must now intervene and reduce the overwhelming pressures being felt by fishing families around the coast”.

Story courtesy of Terri Portman

Government Triage document.

Boom! Star ship Enterprise lands a record-breaking £87,353 trip.

The port's newest and biggest trawler, the Enterprise...

skippered by young Nathan...

looked down by the head when she docked on Sunday afternoon, the sign of a big trip...

as the crew made ready the fishing gear...

and, with expectations running high, took the chance to pose down in the cavernous fishroom with their huge trip....

then it was up on the quay and the waiting lorry backed up to land...

into the waiting hands of Stevenson's shore crew, brothers Ian and Graham Oliver...

as dozens of boxes of soles...

were carefully stacked...

eight at a time...

under the watchful eye of relief skipper Roger Coutsoubos...

Monday morning's record breaking market kicked off with a rare trigger fish...

and good shots of big white fish from the three netters to land, haddock

pollack...

and bass from the Ygraine...

hake from the Silver Dawn...

and her sistership, Stelissa...

with that many megs landed from a netter there must be plenty on the grounds...

the run of more unusual fish continued with some superb Couch's bream...

and greater weavers from the record breaking Enterprise......

who also landed a few boxes pf prime turbot...

to go with the 134 boxes of soles...

including the one that young Roger caught which, put together smashed the previous port record of £76,000...

red mullet...

monk tails...

lemon sole...

and haddock made up the rest of the trip...

while in the fridge, evidence the handline fleet had made good landings of their targeted fish like these herring, bass and mackerel...

conger can range in colour from an almost jet black to almost entirely white...

a good mix of inshore trawl fish was up for auction...

though Brackan's four boxes of soles indicates just how much more effective a beam trawl is at catching these fish than the traditional kind of bottom trawl used on the Spirited Lady III...

early sings of a good spider season...

the three most common mid-water swimming (pelagic) fish landed in Newlyn, but which one is which?..

most of the fleet are in for this big spring tide...

at the end of the Mary Williams pier... 

the Spanish flagged

long-liner,  Monte Mazanteu...

which had been working 180 miles south west of Newlyn in the deep waters off the edge of the continental shelf.

Newlyn Coastal Research & Development Project.

 

Newlyn Coastal Research & Development Project - FAQs Why isn’t a full rock breakwater improvement scheme being done in Newlyn?

Originally in 2019, we planned to increase the height and length of the rock armour breakwater, using eco- engineered blocks at Newlyn, to provide the community with extra coastal erosion and flood risk protection

from the sea. We created a wave model, explored different types of options and decided on a final breakwater design. Unfortunately, an unforeseen increase in costs, exacerbated by an increase in the costs of building materials has led to this design not being affordable at present.

The funding for this project is based on the government funding mechanism for securing Flood Defence Grant in Aid (FDGiA): FCERM appraisal guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Please be assured that our long term intent is to still deliver the full breakwater upgrade, but this will involve securing funding from other contributors/ grants, and is dependent on the results of the current research and development project.

We have funding from EU Interreg (under their ‘SARCC’ project, more information here: SARCC -Sustainable And Resilient Coastal Cities) to investigate potential ‘nature-based solutions’, which will demonstrate both environmental improvements (lower carbon consumption, habitat creation, etc) and FCERM (flood and coastal erosion risk management) benefits. Eco-engineered blocks will be placed on and around the existing Newlyn breakwater and improvements to the marine habitat will be assessed following a regular monitoring regime. Our hope from this project is that we can record and share learning, so that ourselves and coastal authorities can use this technology in other projects and locations in the future, including Newlyn.

What is a 'nature-based solution'?

Nature-based solutions involve working with natural processes to deliver flood risk management rather than solely relying on traditional rock and concrete methods. Nature-based solutions can also provide benefits for local ecology, carbon reduction, water quality, recreation, etc. It is a multi-benefit solution, which means we can protect communities from flooding whilst also improving the surrounding environment. For the coast, examples include: beach nourishment, creating space for salt marshes and offshore artificial reefs.

I've seen the term 'eco-reef' referred to for this project before, why is it not called this now?

The Environment Agency commissioned wave modelling in Newlyn, which was completed in 2019. This modelling looked at different coastal flood and erosion risk management options for Newlyn. The modelling showed that an upgrade of the existing breakwater would be the most cost-effective option to alleviate this risk. Therefore, the intention has been to do works in this location from the scheme inception. As the project

has downsized due to funding limits and due to the new research objectives of this project, the term 'eco- reef' is no longer appropriate.

Why Newlyn?

The existing breakwater at Newlyn provides an ideal location to implement the eco-blocks. It is also home to a wonderfully diverse rocky shore which we hope to enhance and will allow us to directly investigate if this technology works in this location (and therefore may be able to speed the process of delivering the larger breakwater to benefit Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management).

What does the planned work involve, and what are the benefits for Newlyn?

The Research and Development (R&D) project is looking at installing approximately 400 – 500* low-carbon armour units on and around the existing breakwater at Newlyn. The units will be a maximum size of 5T. These units will have been designed not only to function as coastal armour but also to encourage colonisation of their surface by marine life. The R&D works will enable us to monitor the success of this ecological function on a variety of different units. We anticipate the project will provide additional intertidal marine habitat at Newlyn, creating a greener aspect to the existing, traditional rock armour breakwater. The R&D findings at this site will also inform our approach to lowering carbon and building in new habitat to future coastal projects, including a proposed extension to Newlyn breakwater which would offer increased protection from coastal erosion and storm wave overtopping at Jack Lane Bridge. The current R&D project will also feed into the potential works that are being planned for all of Mounts Bay providing foreshore protection and adapting to climate change.

Will this affect flood and erosion risk in Newlyn?

Our project team has investigated the theoretical effects of the block placement in Newlyn. Calculations show that this project will not increase the coastal flood or erosion risk in Newlyn. Also, the works are not expected to provide improved FCERM protection due to the R&D nature of the project. When is the work scheduled, and what is the expected duration of works?

The work is currently due to start in July and continue to September 2022. Ourselves and Kier expect to be on site for approximately 6-8 weeks. Timing of the work has been scheduled during these months due to time-limited funding for the project and delays in the earlier stages of the project due to COVID-19 disruption.

What information will I receive about the works in the future?

Prior to works, we will provide notices, newsletters and are planning a public drop-in event for the community, details of which are currently being finalised before we can advertise it. We will provide information boards prior to starting and throughout the works and will include contact details for anyone wishing to enquire further about the project.

 

Is this work linked to the proposed Newlyn Harbour development?

No. This project has no link to any development of the Newlyn Harbour.

Will these works affect recreational water activities in Newlyn?

Our intention is to not negatively affect the use of the water for recreational activities. Blocks will be placed within 10m of the existing rock breakwater, with locations of blocks determined by stability calculations. We are interested to hear more about how the area is used for recreation - please let us know using contact details below

Contact details

Have we not answered your question? If you would like further details about the Newlyn Coastal Research & Development Project, please contact Stephen Bentall, the Environment Agency's Project Manager via the Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly enquiries team:

Email: DCISenquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk Phone: 020847 47914