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»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Channel demersal non-quota species (NQS) FMP covers relevant stocks in the English Channel.

Defra prepared the FMP in partnership with Marine Management Organisation (MMO). »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp MMO collaborated with a working group made up of fisheries stakeholders, including commercial and recreational fishers.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Channel demersal NQS FMP has been prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Read more about fisheries management plans.

Species

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp following species are covered by the Channel demersal NQS FMP.ÌýÌý

Bony fish:

• bib, pouting, pout (Trisopterus luscus)
• brill (Scophthalmus rhombus) â€�
• grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)  Â�
• red gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus) Â�
• tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna)
• John dory (Zeus faber)  Â�
• lemon sole (Microstomus kitt)â€�
• red mullet, striped red mullet, surmullet (Mullus surmuletus)
• turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)  Â�

Elasmobranchs:

• common smoothhound (Mustelus mustelus) 
• lesser spotted dogfish, lesser spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
• starry smoothhound (Mustelus asterias)

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• common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) Â�
• elegant cuttlefish (Sepia elegans) Â�
• common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)  Â�
• curled octopus (Eledone cirrhosa) Â�
• common squid, European squid (Loligo vulgaris)
• European common squid (Alloteuthis subulata)â€�
• veined squid, long-finned squid (Loligo forbesii)  Â�

Areas covered

English waters of International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) areas 7d and 7e (English Channel).

Status

A public consultation to seek views on the draft plan closed on 1 October 2023. View the consultation and the government response at Channel demersal non-quota species: proposed fisheries management plan consultation.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp final FMP was published in December 2023.

Contact us

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