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THE RIVER STOUR FISHERY ORDER - SEVERAL ORDER APPLICATION BY WASH MUSSELS LIMITED

6th September 2016

A proposal for a trial mussel fishery in the River Stour (Suffolk/Essex border) is currently being considered in a second public consultation.

Defra, the consenting authority for fishery orders, directed the applicant to consider a range of issues raised during the initial consultation in 2015. The original and new consultation documents are available to view on the consultation pages, linked here:

https://www.hcrlaw.com/river-stour-mussel-fishery-order-2016/

Consultation responses should be sent to Defra, and copied to the applicant's agent, using the contact details provided on the above web link. The consultation closes on 7th October 2016.