Closed consultation

Discards reform

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
17 July 2023
Last updated
4 January 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Detail of feedback received

We received 52 responses to this consultation: 40 responses through Citizen Space (our online consultation hub) and 12 by email. Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond.

We are currently analysing these responses. We will publish a summary of responses and the government response to this consultation in early 2024.

Summary

Proposals for reforming the management of fishing discards in England.

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Consultation description

Discarding is when unwanted catches of fish are thrown back to sea, dead or alive, during commercial fishing operations. There is a discarding ban in place called the landing obligation, but it has not been effective in changing fishing practices. We need a new approach.

This consultation sets our proposals to reform the way we manage discards in England. This will contribute to achieving the bycatch objective of the Fisheries Act 2020 and more sustainable fisheries.

We want to know what you think about our proposals.

Published 17 July 2023
Last updated 4 January 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated with the number of responses received and details of the next steps for the consultation process.

  2. First published.