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--- 260906_cefas_eir_request_-_maintenance_dredging_protocol_consultations [2026/09/21 20:01] – [Public Interest Test] nefcadmin
+++ 260906_cefas_eir_request_-_maintenance_dredging_protocol_consultations [2026/09/21 20:03] (current) – [Summary] nefcadmin
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 The SHAs are responsible to keep navigation channels open and so are tasked by specific Acts of Parliament to dredge their ports' navigation channels.  This means the SHAs are the competent authority for the operations involved in maintenance dredging and so are responsible to ensure that these activities are compliant with all environmental legisations/regulations.
-So if the SHAs perform the same function as the MMO do for certain types of dredging why do they not regularly consult Cefas as the MMO do.
+So if the SHAs perform the same function as the MMO do for certain types of dredging why do SHAs not regularly consult Cefas as the MMO do?
 Cefas refered me to the the [[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69f46f16ab602a88957eefa2/20260408_Ports_Sandbox_Top_Tips_v3_Final.pdf|Ports Regulatory Sandbox]], while this does mention Cefas explicitly it does state that all MDPs have been signed off by Natural England.  So I await NE's response to a simialr EIR request.
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 I assume that I need to contact Defra to clarify how dredging operations are being overseen.
+===== Clarification =====
+For the purposes of your Environmental Information Regulations (2004) request, we can confirm the following:
+We have reviewed the link you provided and do not agree that it designates Cefas as having an explicit role in reviewing Maintenance Dredging Protocols. The Marine and Fisheries Agency was a regulatory agency that preceded the MMO, and Cefas was never part of this agency.
+Regarding your concern that "competent authorities (Statutory Harbour Authorities) are not seeking Cefas advice for dredging operations" we reiterate that there is no such requirement for this consultation, and no agreement or arrangement exists - or (to our knowledge) has ever existed - to enable this, outside of routine Marine Licensing advice coordinated through the MMO (and its predecessors).
+We trust that this response, together with our comprehensive response to the duplicate request submitted directly to our Senior Advisor, clarifies Cefas' position regarding the issues raised.
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