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Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2025.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp 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�
Seeking views on proposed amendments to Annex A of the Joint Fisheries Statement.
Introduction In October 2024, the fisheries policy authorities, the�
This statement sets the direction of UK fisheries management.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp 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 and Eastern Channel mixed flatfish fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the plan.
Details of the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Action Alliance Pledge.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Trials in England to allocate fishing quota differently via a community quota scheme in Cornwall and a quota application mechanism.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2024.
Seeking views on the proposed Channel demersal non-quota species fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the FMP.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp whelk FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of whelk fisheries in English waters.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Channel demersal non-quota species FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of these fisheries in English waters.
Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed king scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp crab and lobster FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of these fisheries in English waters.
Seeking views on the proposed whelk fisheries management plan (FMP) consultation for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP. �
Seeking views on the proposed crab and lobster fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp bass FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of bass fisheries in English and Welsh waters.
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp king scallop FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of king scallop fisheries in English and Welsh waters.
Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2023.
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