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Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2025.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is developing alternative ways of managing fishing quota in England and crown dependencies.
Since 2024, Defra has been running a community fishing quota trial in…
Following the successful pilot of the quota application mechanism (QAM) in…
Agreed record of the consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for North-East Atlantic mackerel fishing opportunities in 2025.
How fisheries management plans will be used to create a more vibrant, profitable, and sustainable fishing industry.
Seeking views on proposed amendments to Annex A of the Joint Fisheries Statement.
This statement sets the direction of UK fisheries management.
Agreed record of the annual consultations between the UK and Norway for fishing opportunities in 2025.
The Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of these fisheries in English waters.
The Southern North Sea and Channel skate and ray FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of skate and ray fisheries in the relevant English waters.
The queen scallop FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of queen scallop fisheries in English waters.
The North Sea and Channel sprat FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of sprat fisheries in the relevant English and Scottish waters.
The cockle FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of cockle fisheries in English waters.
The Southern North Sea and Eastern Channel mixed flatfish FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of these fisheries in English waters.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed queen scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Scottish waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea and Eastern Channel mixed flatfish fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the plan.
Seeking views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Details of the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Action Alliance Pledge.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
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