Policy papers and consultations

Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2024.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 19 April 2024

How fisheries management plans will be used to create a more vibrant, profitable, and sustainable fishing industry.

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

• Fisheries management plans: policy information

  The UK government has responsibilities under international law and is…

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

• To be published in 2024: North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan

  The North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP) will be…

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

Proposals for reforming the management of fishing discards in England.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 4 January 2024

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

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 4 January 2024

These documents provide information on how the water environment is managed in the English part of the Solway Tweed River Basin District.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 January 2024

Information on the mechanisms (policy, legal or financial tools) that underpin the draft summary programme of measures which translate measures into outcomes for the water environment.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 1 January 2024

Agreed record of the annual consultations between the UK and Norway for fishing opportunities in 2024.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• 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

The Channel demersal non-quota species FMP describes 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: 14 December 2023

Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.

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

Seeking views on the proposed king scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.

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

The crab and lobster FMP describes 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: 14 December 2023

Seeking views on the proposed whelk fisheries management plan (FMP) consultation for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.  

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