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Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs)

DEFRA, CEFAS, and the Scottish Government are developing and implementing Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) to manage fish stocks and sustainable fishing across UK waters post-Brexit. FMPs cover specific fish species and regions (such as seabream, Celtic Sea demersal species, and wrasses) and are informed by the Joint Fisheries Statement. The framework is currently active with ongoing consultations on individual FMPs.


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14 Dec 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Publication of the first five Fisheries Management Plans

UIN: HCWS130 Today, as required by the Fisheries Act 2020, the Joint Fisheries Statement, and the England Environmental Improvement Plan 2023, the UK Government is publishing the first five Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs). These make full use of our new …