The UK is developing and implementing fisheries management plans for individual fish stocks and species across English, Scottish, and Welsh waters to ensure sustainable exploitation post-Brexit. Led by DEFRA, the Marine Management Organisation, and devolved governments, the plans set catch limits and management measures for species including demersal fish, sprat, and cockle. The policy is active with regular catch limit reviews and ongoing plan development across multiple marine regions.
January 2026 Catch Limit Review.
January 2026 Catch Limit Review.
In response to: Cockle: proposed fisheries management plan consultation
In response to: North Sea and Channel sprat: proposed fisheries management plan consultation
Seeking views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
In response to: Crab and lobster: proposed fisheries management plan consultation
In response to: Whelk: proposed fisheries management plan consultation
In response to: King scallop: proposed fisheries management plan consultation
In response to: Bass: proposed fisheries management plan consultation
In response to: Channel demersal non-quota species: proposed fisheries management plan consultation
Seeking views on the proposed crab and lobster fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed whelk fisheries management plan (FMP) consultation for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed king scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Channel demersal non-quota species fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed crab and lobster fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed whelk fisheries management plan (FMP) consultation for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed king scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Channel demersal non-quota species fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed crab and lobster fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed whelk fisheries management plan (FMP) consultation for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed king scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Channel demersal non-quota species fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the FMP.
The UK Marine Strategy and the Fisheries Act 2020 highlight the importance of taking an ecosystem-based approach to the management of fisheries and the wider marine environment. Forage fish such as sandeels and Norway pout play a key role in …
The UK Marine Strategy and the Fisheries Act 2020 highlight the importance of taking an ecosystem-based approach to the management of fisheries and the wider marine environment. Forage fish such as sandeels and Norway pout play a key role in …
Seeking views on fishing quota management in England and crown dependencies.
Seeking views on fishing quota management in England and crown dependencies.
Seeking views on fishing quota management in England and crown dependencies.
We are consulting you about Defra’s policy on the allocation of reserve quota in England for 2020. We invite you to submit your views in response to the questions we have set out below. Please feel free to share this …
We are consulting you about Defra’s policy on the allocation of reserve quota in England for 2020. We invite you to submit your views in response to the questions we have set out below. Please feel free to share this …
Seeking views on future management measures for the UK queen scallop fishery, located in the Irish Sea.
Seeking views on future management measures for the UK queen scallop fishery, located in the Irish Sea.
Seeking views on future management measures for the UK queen scallop fishery, located in the Irish Sea.