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: 4 March 2024

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

Seeking views on the proposed crab and lobster 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 bass FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of bass fisheries in English and Welsh waters.

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

The king scallop FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of king scallop fisheries in English and Welsh waters.

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

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

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 11 April 2023

This statement sets the direction of UK fisheries management.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 3 others
• Updated: 6 December 2022

Agreed Record of the annual consultations held between the UK and the Faroe Islands for fishing opportunities in 2022.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 23 February 2022

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.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 7 May 2020

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.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 2 March 2020

The following are the proposed catch limits to be set for quota stocks in January 2020.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 13 December 2019

The following are the proposed catch limits to be set for quota stocks in December 2019.

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Updated: 21 November 2019

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

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 25 October 2019