Crustacean Deaths Collaborative Working Group

The Crustacean Deaths Working Group completed its initial considerations in February 2024 and approved the following statement:

CDWGHoldingStatement.docx.pdf (moderngov.co.uk) If you would like to discuss the statement further, the contact details are as follows: Chair, Councillor Phillip Thomson (Philip.Thomson@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk) Vice-Chair, Councillor Rachel Creevy (Rachel.Creevy@hartlepool.gov.uk)     The Crustacean Deaths Collaborative Working Group is an informal forum, allowing local partner Councils to form a joint response to the mass mortality crustacean event that occurred in late 2021.

  The key aims of the working group are as follows:  

1.    To consider evidence from various sources, including written reports and presentations from expert witnesses and stakeholders, to better understand: o   The reasons for the event o   The impact it has had on local communities. o   The response of key partners o   Recommendations for future actions  

2.    To consider and make recommendations to partner authorities and government agencies, including future meetings of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee or any other investigation into the issue.