Policy paper

Concordat on management arrangements for fishing quotas and licensing in the UK

UK Fisheries Administrations have agreed a Concordat on the management of the UK’s fish quotas and licences.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 May 2012

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Concordat on the management of the UK’s fish quotas and licences

Ref: PB13771

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Details

Under the Concordat, Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government will each be allocated annually agreed shares of UK quotas for distribution to their fleets.  These allocations will, as now, be based on Fixed Quota Allocation Units (FQAs). 

There will, however, be no permanent split of UK quota and fishing vessels will continue to be free to move their operations to another part of the UK. 

The Concordat also rationalises arrangements for the licensing and administration of fishing vessels, and formalises existing arrangements for the management of the UK’s fishing effort (days at sea) under the EU Cod Recovery Plan.

• See the press release

Further information

• Marine fisheries management and enforcement

Published 18 May 2012