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Fishing quota and catch limits

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  • This statement sets the direction of UK fisheries management.

  • This is the first statutory report on the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS), covering the period November 2022 to November 2025.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the Faroe Islands and the UK for fishing opportunities in 2026.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2025.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is developing alternative ways of managing fishing quota in England and crown dependencies.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Seeking views on proposed amendments to Annex A of the Joint Fisheries Statement.

    First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

  • Trials in England to allocate fishing quota differently via a community quota scheme in Cornwall and a quota application mechanism.

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

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Agreed record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2023.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Seeking views on the use of reserve quota in England in 2020. We’re also seeking views on proposed updates to the English Quota Management Rules.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Seeking views on the use of reserve quota in England in 2020. We’re also seeking views on proposed updates to the English Quota Management Rules.

  • Seeking evidence to help inform the development of a new approach for the allocation of additional fishing quota in England after Brexit.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government