36-744: The Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) was an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government . On 1 April 2009, the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency and Fisheries Research Services were merged with the Scottish Government Marine Directorate to form Marine Scotland , part of the core Scottish Government. The SFPA was responsible for both deterring illegal fishing in Scottish waters , as well as monitoring
72-543: A displacement of 2,200 tonnes . These vessels could stay on effective patrol for up to 30 days although the normal patrol length remains at 21 days. The first vessel of the type, FPV Jura , was constructed by Ferguson Shipbuilders of Port Glasgow , joining the fleet in March 2006. An earlier FPV Jura was built in 1973 by Hall Russell of Aberdeen , Scotland. Her success on loan to the Royal Navy as HMS Jura led to
108-597: A discrete area of work. They form an integral part of the Scottish Government, but have a specific, well-defined remit. They are staffed by civil servants and headed by a Chief Executive, who is a civil servant, and are directly accountable to the government. Executive agencies differ from public bodies , which are not considered to be part of the Government, although they are listed in the Scottish Government's directory of national public bodies alongside
144-450: A third vessel were postponed. The Minna type were inshore/offshore patrol vessels with a displacement of 781 tonnes and a maximum speed of 14 knots. Vessels of this type can also spend up to 21 days on patrol. There was only one vessel of this type, FPV Minna constructed by Ferguson Shipbuilders and launched in 2003. In May 2006, the vessel replacement programme was delayed, when the SFPA
180-615: Is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom . It is responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture , fisheries and rural communities in the entire United Kingdom. Concordats set out agreed frameworks for cooperation, between it and the Scottish Government , Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive , which have devolved responsibilities for these matters in their respective nations. Defra also leads for
216-663: Is currently undergoing conversion to a luxury yacht in Lowestoft . FPV Vigilant , launched in 1982, was decommissioned in Spring 2008. As of March 2023, Vigilant was re-named John Paul DeJoria II and operated by Neptune's Navy . The last of this type in service was FPV Norna which was launched in 1987 and paid off in October 2010. The last of the Island type, FPV Westra was launched in 1975 and decommissioned in 2003. The vessel
252-770: Is pivotal to the information informing the Real Time Closure (RTC) scheme. FPVs also contribute towards the UK's commitment to NEAFC , with annual patrols in the NEAFC area west of Rockall . Historically, additional Fishery Protection Vessels were provided by the Fishery Protection Squadron of the Royal Navy which was previously based at Rosyth . In 1994, the Agency determined that this assistance
288-686: Is sustainable development, which is defined as "development which enables all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a better quality of life without compromising the quality of life of future generations." The Secretary of State wrote in a letter to the Prime Minister that he saw Defra's mission as enabling a move toward what the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has called "one planet living". Under this overarching aim, Defra has five strategic priorities: Defra Headquarters are at 2, Marsham Street , London. It
324-758: The VMS satellite tracking system of all fishing vessels in Scottish waters and Scottish fishing vessels globally. The MMC was manned 24/7. From 1 June 2005, the UK Fisheries Call Centre (UKFCC), based within the MMC, has been the single point of contact for all notification or reporting requirements from fishing vessels in UK waters, working of behalf of Marine Scotland Compliance, the Marine Fisheries Agency of England and Wales (MFA), and
360-640: The Board's fleet included 5 steam vessels; at the outbreak of the Second World War , the fleet had been increased to 8 vessels which included 2 small motor boats. The Board's responsibilities were transferred to the Secretary of State for Scotland in 1939. In April 1991, the Secretary of State for Scotland established the fisheries protection and enforcement services as an executive agency as part of
396-617: The Defra website. Policies for environment, food and rural affairs are delivered in the regions by Defra's executive agencies and delivery bodies, in particular Natural England , the Rural Payments Agency , Animal Health and the Marine Management Organisation . Defra provides grant aid to the following flood and coastal erosion risk management operating authorities : Defra's overarching aim
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#1732801067474432-474: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Northern Ireland (DARNDI). The MMC & UKFCC had approximately 13 staff. The SFPA employed 285 staff, in the following areas: Marine Surveillance – 134 Coastal Inspection – 124 Headquarters – 27 Although the SFPA owned two surveillance aircraft, the air crews were provided by a private Company on a contract basis. All staff employed directly by
468-565: The Government's Next Steps Initiative, which sought to devolve specific activities from central Government to free-standing organisations, headed by Chief Executives accountable to Ministers. Hence, the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency was established as an executive agency of the Scottish Office with the resources of 230 staff, 20 coastal offices, 6 protection vessels and 2 surveillance aircraft. Following devolution in Scotland,
504-714: The Prosecution & Enforcement Policy branch and the Marine Monitoring Centre (previously known as the HQ Operations). The Marine Monitoring Centre was responsible for tasking SFPA assets, primarily FPVs and surveillance aircraft, to address the key priorities, which were determined using risk-based analysis. The Marine Monitoring Centre also acted as part of the UK Fisheries Monitoring Centre, maintaining and monitoring
540-579: The Registration of Buyers and Sellers act. This was accomplished by: The Marine Sea Fisheries Inspectorate (SFI) consisted of a fleet of 4 Fishery Protection Vessels (FPVs) in service as of 2009. A fleet renewal programme to replace the ageing Sulisker type began in 2003 with the delivery of the first Minna type, followed by the Jura type in 2005. It was originally intended to upgrade the fleet to 3 Jura type vessels and 2 Minna type vessels, however
576-456: The SFPA were Civil Servants and subject to Civil Service terms and conditions of employment. The Marine staff were responsible for crewing the three Marine Protection Vessels, with each Vessel having two crews who operated on the basis of 3 weeks on duty followed by 3 weeks off duty. Further details of the Vessels and their crewing arrangements can be found in the 'Ships' page of this section of
612-698: The UK Sea Fisheries Inspectorate (SFI). The Parliament of the United Kingdom has legislated for the protection and control of fisheries in the waters around the United Kingdom since the early 19th century. In the early 19th century, the Commissioners of the British White Herring Fishery were appointed, who had the power to detail naval vessels to superintend the herring fisheries; officers of
648-552: The United Kingdom on agricultural, fisheries and environmental matters in international negotiations on sustainable development and climate change, although a new Department of Energy and Climate Change was created on 3 October 2008 to take over the last responsibility; later transferred to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy following Theresa May 's appointment as Prime Minister in July 2016. The department
684-958: The aerial surveillance aircraft are to: In 2010, the aircraft were out of service for 6 weeks due to "documentation issues" List of Scottish Executive agencies Charles III William , Duke of Rothesay Swinney government The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP Kate Forbes MSP Sixth session Alison Johnstone MSP Angela Constance MSP Dorothy Bain KC The Rt Hon Lord Carloway KC PC United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections Local elections Referendums Starmer ministry The Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP Executive agencies are established by ministers as part of Scottish Government to carry out
720-772: The agency transferred to the control of the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD). In 2007, the Scottish National Party (SNP) changed the structure of the Scottish Executive (now known as the Scottish Government ), and the SFPA became associated with the Director-General of the Environment. In April 2009, the SFPA officially ceased to exist, with its duties being absorbed into
756-610: The building of a further seven Island-class patrol vessels . In the tendering for the next two Jura -type vessels, the Scottish Executive awarded the contract to a Polish shipbuilder rather than Fergusons, sparking strong criticism from the Scottish National Party . FPV Hirta , was constructed in Remontowa Shipyard, Poland, and launched on 17 August 2007. The vessel joined the fleet in May 2008. Plans to build
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#1732801067474792-471: The climate team at Defra was merged with the energy team from the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), to create the Department of Energy and Climate Change , then headed by Ed Miliband . Defra ministers are as follows, with cabinet members in bold: On 8 and 9 July 2024, the appointments of Daniel Zeichner as Minister of State and Emma Hardy MP and and Baroness Hayman of Ullock as Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State
828-410: The compliance of the fisheries industry in Scotland with the relevant Scottish and European Union laws on fisheries. The Agency had 18 Fishery Offices, a fleet of 3 Fishery Protection Vessels, and 2 aircraft for the purposes of monitoring and enforcement in the waters around Scotland . The letters "SF" that appeared in the Agency's ensign relate to the words "Sea Fisheries" as the agency was part of
864-521: The fishery were appointed with particular emphasis on the certification of cured herring for export and for making the necessary brand on the barrel. Experience as a cooper – a maker of barrels – remained a qualification for Fishery Officers until as recently as 1939. In 1882, the Fishery Board for Scotland was established for the purposes of protecting sea fisheries in the waters around Scotland and land-based inspection of landed catches. By 1909,
900-510: The newly established Marine Scotland . The SFPA was responsible for monitoring compliance and taking enforcement action, where necessary, to deter and detect illegitimate activities in the marine environment. The Headquarters of the SFPA was located in Pentland House, Edinburgh. It housed the supporting arms of the Agency including Finance, Corporate Affairs, Human Resources, Training, Pay, Procurement and Health & Safety as well as
936-548: The public bodies. Executive agencies may be considered similar to the government's core directorates , but are generally more focused on the management and direct delivery of public services as opposed to policy formation (although they may also provide strategic policy input). Executive agencies were first established following Sir Robin Ibbs ' (then head of the Efficiency Unit) "Next Steps" Report in 1988. The intention
972-424: The renewal programme was under review by the Scottish Government . Scottish FPVs are not military ships and are not armed. They used the prefix FPV, and fly the SFPA's ensign . Scottish FPVs were responsible for the inspection of fishing vessels at sea in Scottish waters and Scottish vessels in the waters of other member states. The high profile of the fleet at sea acted as a deterrent against illegal fishing and
1008-634: The website. Coastal Inspection The Coastal Inspection staff, who made up the Sea Fisheries Inspectorate, were split into two Areas – North / East and South / West – the split of Fishery Offices in each area is provided below: The main tasks for the Coastal SFI was to ensure the integrity of the Quota Management System and the enforcement of regulations on effort limitation, stock recovery programmes, VMS and
1044-521: The work of Sea Shepherd including their use of the vessel. The Island type were offshore patrol vessels with a displacement of 1,017 tonnes and a maximum speed of 16.5 knots . In contrast to the more modern vessel types, the Island type could only remain on patrol for 16–18 days. The SFPA also had two surveillance aircraft, both Reims Vigilant F-406, based at Inverness Airport . The aircraft are operated by Directflight under contract. The main tasks of
1080-566: Was announced, but initially without details of specific portfolios within Defra. The Permanent Secretary is Tamara Finkelstein , who replaced Clare Moriarty in 2019. Defra is responsible for British Government policy in the following areas Some policies apply to England alone due to devolution , while others are not devolved and therefore apply to the United Kingdom as a whole. The department's executive agencies are: The department's key delivery partners are: A full list of departmental delivery and public bodies may be found on
1116-524: Was forced to suspend the tender process for a second Minna type vessel after it was found that the process was in breach of EU procurement rules. A subsequent tender exercise using consultancy resources rather than Scottish Executive personnel to carry out the procurement activities commenced in early 2007, but was postponed following the May 2007 Scottish Elections and the rise to power of the Scottish National Party. The current Minna
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1152-692: Was formed in June 2001, under the leadership of Margaret Beckett , when the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) was merged with part of the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) and with a small part of the Home Office . It was created after the perceived failure of MAFF to deal adequately with an outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease . The department had about 9,000 core personnel, as of January 2008 . In October 2008,
1188-600: Was no longer required and the Fishery Protection Squadron was moved to Portsmouth as part of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR). From that time, all Fishery Protection operations in Scottish waters (with the exception of joint exercises) were conducted by SFPA vessels. The Marine SFI had approximately 133 staff and had projected running costs of £9,421,000 for 2008–2009 The Jura -type offshore patrol vessels were 84m in length with
1224-465: Was purchased by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 2006 and was renamed MY Robert Hunter in memory of one of the two founding members of Greenpeace. The vessel has since been renamed MY Steve Irwin after the death of the famous conservationist TV personality. The Steve Irwin has become a popularly recognised ship due to the Animal Planet television programme Whale Wars which documents
1260-577: Was that they would take responsibility for, and bring a new, more customer-focused approach to, individual executive (service delivery) functions within government. This would leave their parent departments to concentrate on policy development, although this boundary can be very blurred. The following bodies are executive agencies: This article about an organisation in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( Defra )
1296-494: Was the third FPV to bear the name (named after a character in Sir Walter Scott 's novel The Pirate ). Previous vessels of this name served between 1901–1939 and 1939–1974. The Sulisker type were offshore patrol vessels with a displacement of 1,365 tonnes and a maximum speed of 18 knots . They could spend up to 21 days on patrol. The first of the type, FPV Sulisker was launched in 1980, decommissioned late 2006 and
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