Policy papers and consultations

Consultation: ICES area 7d and Lyme Bay king scallop dredge fishery closure proposals 2024 

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 17 May 2024

June 2024 Catch Limit Review

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 16 May 2024

Proposals for reforming the management of fishing discards in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 13 May 2024

Proposals for expanding the use of remote electronic monitoring in English waters.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 13 May 2024

May 2024 Catch Limit Review

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 17 April 2024

This sets out fishing opportunities for British fishing boats for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 26 March 2024

There are no catch limit changes proposed for April.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 18 March 2024

Written record of the annual fisheries consultations between the UK and the EU.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 15 March 2024

There are no catch limit changes proposed for March.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 16 February 2024

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.

• From: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science and 2 others
• Updated: 15 February 2024

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.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 15 February 2024

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.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 15 February 2024

The queen scallop FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of queen scallop fisheries in English waters.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 15 February 2024

The cockle FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of cockle fisheries in English waters.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 15 February 2024

Any questions please contact our inshore quota managers: Katie James: 07747638655 Jacob Bestwick: 07469443840 inshorequotamanager@marinemanagement.org.uk

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 18 January 2024

November 2023 Catch Limit Review

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 21 December 2023

Following this MMO has opened a consultation on a potential seasonal closure of the crawfish fishery. The potential closure would seek to prohibit the retaining and landing of crawfish in English waters of ICES area 7 for al…

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 21 December 2023

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.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 14 December 2023

Seeking views on the proposed Channel demersal non-quota species fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the FMP.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 14 December 2023

The whelk FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of whelk fisheries in English waters.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 14 December 2023