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Fisheries Management: Scallop Fleet Policy

DEFRA is developing fisheries management policy focused on scallop fleet operations and broader seafood sector engagement, including trials of regional seafood planning in England. The policy aims to improve consultation with fishing communities and port-based stakeholders, with recent focus on queen scallop management plans and fishing opportunities for various species in UK waters.

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24 Apr 2026 | Committee report linked

Defra should require all officials working on fisheries policy, funding schemes and regulatory design to undertake regular, in-person engagement at ports and with those operating active fishing vessels. This programme should mirror the department’s existing initiative 28 to place civil servants on farms, ensuring that officials have a clear, practical understanding of the operational realities of the fishing industry. (Recommendation, Paragraph 28)

Defra should require all officials working on fisheries policy, funding schemes and regulatory design to undertake regular, in-person engagement at ports and with those operating active fishing vessels. This programme should mirror the department’s existing initiative 28 to place civil …

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24 Apr 2026 | Committee report linked

We welcome Defra’s trials of regional seafood planning in England, but more benefits will arise if the scope and participation of the trials are broadened to better capture the full range of perspectives from fishing communities and the wider seafood sector. This will enable policy to be shaped more effectively around the realities and needs of those it affects. (Conclusion, Paragraph 29)

We welcome Defra’s trials of regional seafood planning in England, but more benefits will arise if the scope and participation of the trials are broadened to better capture the full range of perspectives from fishing communities and the wider seafood …

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29 Apr 2021 | Committee report linked

Many production grounds for LBM in England and Wales are predominantly Class B under the current arrangements, and therefore produce from them is ineligible for export to the EU unless purified first. We welcome the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) April 2021 seasonal classification of LBM production grounds in England which has upgraded eleven areas to Class A water status for several months of the year, so allowing export to the EU of LBM from aquaculture without purification. Defra and the FS...

Many production grounds for LBM in England and Wales are predominantly Class B under the current arrangements, and therefore produce from them is ineligible for export to the EU unless purified first. We welcome the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) April …

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