DEFRA Blog for FMPs

This page provides information on the development of national Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs). It will be updated with developments in the plan and can signpost you to relevant information, any stakeholder events, or consultations in relation to these plans. Defra have a blog to help you keep up to date with the implementation of the published plans and with FMPs in development which you can view by clicking on the button below:

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What are Fisheries Management Plans?

FMPs are national ‘action plans’ for the management of individual fisheries and will be developed collaboratively with the fishing industry and other stakeholders. The plans could change management measures in your fisheries and so it is important to stay up to date and, where possible give your views to feed into the development of the plans as part of the process. All upcoming stakeholder engagement events, consultations, and any other relevant information will be posted on this page.

Progress with FMPs

The following FMPs have been published and work is underway to implement priority measures within the plans:

Engagement Events and Consultations

Defra has launched the following consultations:

• Consultation on the next five draft FMPs including Cockle FMP, North Sea and Channel sprat FMP, Queen scallop FMP, Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays FMP, Southern North Sea demersal non-quota FMP (open until 23:59 on Sunday 19 Jan 25)

• A consultation on amending the deadlines for publishing the remaining FMPs and making some technical changes to some of the FMPs (open till 23:59 on Thursday 21 Nov 24)

Events