Managing flyseine vessel pressure on demersal Non-Quota Species

The Fisheries White Paper, Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations, 2018 sets out the UK’s commitment to reshape fisheries management following our departure from the EU. Continuing to champion sustainable fishing and adopting management measures to rebuild and maintain stocks in the long term is central to future management. Non-Quota Species (NQS) are stocks not subject to a Total Allowable Catch. They are often high value, potentially vulnerable and generally data poor species. The importance of NQS is recognised in the Government’s draft Joint Fisheries Statement where we highlight our intention to manage NQS in future through effort limits, fisheries closures, and technical measures. The JFS also sets out our intention to prioritise the development of management approaches for NQS domestically, through Fisheries Management Plans. This is complemented by our commitments to develop ‘multi-year strategies for the conservation and management of non-q