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How fisheries management plans will be used to create a more vibrant, profitable, and sustainable fishing industry.
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Seeking views on the proposed Celtic Sea and Western Channel demersal fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters, and the environmental report on the FMP.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Seeking views on the proposed seabream fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Celtic Sea and Western Channel pelagic fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters, and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed wrasses complex fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
August Catch Limit Review 2026
Three-year progress report on the East Marine Plans covering the period 2 April 2023 to 1 April 2026.
July 2026 Catch Limit Review
June 2026 Catch Limit Review
MMO ran a consultation on the fourth seasonal closure for the crawfish fishery (Palinurus spp) fishery in ICES area 7 (English waters). The consultation ran from 30 April to 12 May 2026.
May 2026 Catch Limit Review
2026 and 2027 consultation .
April 2026 Catch Limit Review
March 2026 Catch Limit Review
February 2026 Catch Limit Review
January 2026 Catch Limit Review.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
The Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of skates and rays fisheries in English waters.
The Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of these fisheries in English waters.
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