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Marine Fisheries Management Plans

Defra, the Marine Management Organisation, and Welsh Government are developing fisheries management plans for UK marine areas to balance fishing interests with environmental sustainability. Current activity includes consultations on management plans for specific fish stocks (demersal, pelagic, scallops, wrasses) and recommendations to integrate environmental protections into North Sea policy decisions. Status is active with ongoing consultations and plan development.

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24 Apr 2026 | Committee report linked

Defra should work with DESNZ to publish, within six months of the government response to this Report, an addendum to the North Sea Future Plan that explicitly sets out how fishing interests and marine environmental protections are assessed and incorporated into decisions affecting the sustainability of the North Sea. (Recommendation, Paragraph 52)

Defra should work with DESNZ to publish, within six months of the government response to this Report, an addendum to the North Sea Future Plan that explicitly sets out how fishing interests and marine environmental protections are assessed and incorporated …

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28 Jun 2023 | Committee report linked

Species-level assessments can sometimes mask profound issues with specific populations or communities of marine mammals; for example, it is thought that the last remaining coastal community of killer whales in the UK will disappear within our lifetimes. It is also the case that new cetacean species and populations are being discovered which are then very quickly found to be threatened. For these reasons, taking a precautionary approach to policymaking is particularly important for marine mamm...

Species-level assessments can sometimes mask profound issues with specific populations or communities of marine mammals; for example, it is thought that the last remaining coastal community of killer whales in the UK will disappear within our lifetimes. It is also …

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