Fisheries management plans: policy information

Policy paper

The UK Government’s Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) are delivery plans that ensure fish stocks are managed sustainably and aid a thriving fishing industry. The Fisheries Act 2020 provides the framework to manage the UK fisheries independent of the EU Common Fisheries Policy. Mandated by the act, UK fisheries policy authorities (DEFRA, and the devolved administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) are required to publish FMPs. Below are the updates on a variety of the FMPs:

Published Plans

6 FMPs have been consulted on and have now been published:

– Bass FMP

– Channel demersal non quota species (NQS) FMP

– Crab and lobster FMP

– King scallop FMP

– Southern North Sea and Eastern Channel mixed flatfish FMP

– Whelk FMP

 

DEFRA has recently held public consultations (closed 19th January) on the next 5 FMPs for:

· Cockle

· North Sea and Channel sprat

· Queen scallop

· Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays

· Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species

 

FMPs in Development

· Seabream FMP

· Celtic Sea and Western Channel demersal FMP

· Celtic Sea and Western Channel pelagic FMP

· Wrasse Complex FMP

 

For more information, please follow this link

Tags: , , ,