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Fishing opportunities for British fishing boats: determinations published in 2025

This sets out fishing opportunities for British fishing boats for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks published in 2025.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 30 January 2025
• Last updated: 23 December 2025
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  1. 23 December 2025

     Added '23 December 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats'. Also added '23 December 2025: Change of circumstances in fishing opportunities for British fishing boats for Celtic Sea Whiting (Southern Celtic Seas and western English Channel)'.

  2. 9 December 2025

     Added ‘9 December 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats’.

  3. 11 November 2025

     Added the November 2025 Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats.

  4. 4 August 2025

     Added the August 2025 Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats.

  5. 30 June 2025

     Added the June 2025 Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats.

  6. 3 April 2025

     Added the April 2025 Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats.

  7. 30 January 2025

     First published.

Documents

23 December 2025: Change of circumstances in fishing opportunities for British fishing boats for Celtic Sea Whiting (Southern Celtic Seas and western English Channel)

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23 December 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats

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9 December 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats

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11 November 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats

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4 August 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats

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30 June 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats

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3 April 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5576-7, E03327913 04/25

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30 January 2025: Secretary of State determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-5413-5, E03283536 01/25

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Fishing opportunities for British fishing boats for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.

The Secretary of State makes these determinations under section 23 of the Fisheries Act 2020. They have had regard to the obligations of the United Kingdom under international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

You can also read:

• a summary of the determinations setting out current fishing opportunities
• older determinations of fishing opportunities