Consultation outcome

Bass: proposed fisheries management plan consultation

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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Detail of outcome

We received 255 responses to this consultation.

The UK government and Welsh Government have responded to the views received during this consultation.

We have now published the bass fisheries management plan (FMP) as required by the Fisheries Act 2020 and set out in the Joint Fisheries Statement.

We have also published the summary of responses and government response in Welsh.


Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.

This consultation was held on another website.

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Consultation description

We want to know what you think about the policies and proposed management measures set out in the bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters.

The proposed FMP has been developed by Defra and the Welsh Government, with stakeholder engagement facilitated by Policy Lab, a multidisciplinary team of policy makers, designers and researchers based at the Department for Education.

This FMP sets out plans for the sustainable management of bass stocks in English and Welsh waters. It also aims to ensure that the long-term benefits of bass fishing can be realised by the communities that depend on them.

We are also seeking views on an environmental report, which describes the likely environmental impacts of the bass FMP.

Updates to this page

Published 17 July 2023
Last updated 14 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Published the summary of responses and the government response.

  2. First published.

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