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Alternative ways of managing English fishing quota

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is trialing alternative ways of managing fishing quota in England and crown dependencies through a community quota scheme in Cornwall and a quota application mechanism.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 1 October 2025
• Last updated: 16 December 2025 — See all updates

2026 Trials

• Quota application mechanism: apply for 2026 English quota
  • 17 December 2025
  • Guidance

2025 Trials

• Alternative ways of managing English fishing quota in 2025
  • 3 February 2025
  • Policy paper
• Quota application mechanism recipients
  • 10 December 2025
  • Transparency data

2024 Trials

• Alternative ways of managing English fishing quota in 2024
  • 4 June 2024
  • Policy paper
• English fishing quota: quota application mechanism pilot 2024 assessment
  • 21 August 2025
  • Research and analysis

Published 1 October 2025

Last updated 16 December 2025 + show all updates

1. 16 December 2025

   The quota application mechanism recipients for 2026 have been linked.

2. 6 October 2025

   The 2026 trials have been added

3. 1 October 2025

   First published.