Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 138 of 2016). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision England Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Sea, Water, Environment gen. Keyword Marine pollution Aquaculture Crustaceans Aquatic animals Freshwater resources management Monitoring Water conservation zone Freshwater pollution Institution Basin/catchment/watershed Pollution control Inland waters Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations amend the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 to include shellfish water protected areas. The effect of these Regulations is to ensure that any necessary environmental objectives required to improve or protect the water quality of a shellfish water protected area to support shellfish life and growth are set, that monitoring in relation to such objectives takes place in those areas, and that information about them is included in the river basin management plan. The power to designate shellfish water protected areas is provided in new regulation 7A. The Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers may designate an area within a river basin district as a shellfish water protected area by including it on a list. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Amends Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 3242 of 2003). Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003 Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Policy/planning, Monitoring, Potable water, Water conservation zone, Registration, Basin/catchment/watershed, Inland waters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Surface Waters (Shellfish) (Classification) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 1332 of 1997). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997 Keyword: Marine pollution, Mariculture, Classification/declassification, Water quality standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX