The major challenge facing the global fisheries sector today is the conservation and management of the rapidly depleting marine resources. The key test for any fisheries policy is whether it aims to strike a balance between available marine resource and the means employed to fish them. This Bill attempts to do exactly that. The combination of bolstering a sea fishing boat licence procedure with an efficient appeals procedure and extra legislation for the preservation of fish stocks makes for excellent legislation which will help to ensure the sustainablity of the industry.