in the financial year a total of usd million was transferred to fisheries sector from the uk government which is a decrease compared with the gfts in panel c total number of registered vessels and total tonnage of the fleet also decreased respectively by and since responsibility for fisheries in the united kingdom lies with the secretary of state for environment food and rural affairs scottish ministers minister of the welsh assembly government and northern ireland executive ministers the principal powers governing the regulation of fisheries are set out in the sea fish conservation acts and the sea fisheries act the fishery limits act the fisheries act the sea fisheries shellfish act and the fisheries act