Consultation on the proposed Seabass Fisheries Management Plan. Ymgynghoriad ar y Cynllun Rheoli Pysgodfa arfaethedig ar gyfer Draenogiaid Môr

The purpose of this consultation is to seek your views on the proposed Bass Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) and the policies and proposed measures it contains. We are also seeking your views on the likely environmental impacts of the Bass FMP set out in the environmental report. Bass contributes culturally, socially, and economically to coastal communities through, for example, employment and recreational fishing interests. However, a combination of overfishing and poor year class strength (the number of individuals spawned each year) saw a sharp decline in bass stock levels from 2010. In response, a joint UK/EU management approach was implemented in 2015. Since these measures were introduced, there has been a significant increase in spawning stock biomass. This FMP now sets out a roadmap for future domestic management of bass in English and Welsh waters to ensure bass stocks are maintained at sustainable levels and the benefits of bass fishing