Defra announces consultations and flatfish FMP publication.
Defra has announced news relating to Fisheries Management Plans. D&S IFCA is helping to report this news.
- Publication of the Flatfish FMP which was consulted on in 2023
- Consultations on the next five draft Defra-led Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs). The consultations close at 23:59 on 19th January 2025
- A UK wide consultation on amending deadlines for the publication of future FMPs, as set out in Annex of the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS). The consultation closes at 23:59 on 21st November 2024
More Information and Links
To find out more and respond to the FMP consultations, please use the links below:
Cockle: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/cockle-proposed-fisheries-management-plan-consultation
North Sea and Channel sprat (developed jointly with the Scottish Government): https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/north-sea-and-channel-sprat-proposed-fisheries-management-plan-consultation
Queen scallop: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/queen-scallop-proposed-fisheries-management-plan-consultation
Southern North Sea and Channel skate and ray: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/southern-north-sea-and-channel-skates-and-rays-proposed-fisheries-management-plan-consultation
Southern North Sea demersal NQS: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/southern-north-sea-demersal-non-quota-species-proposed-fisheries-management-plan-consultation
To find out more and respond to the consultation on amending Annex A of the JFS, please use the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/joint-fisheries-statement-proposed-amendments-to-annex-a