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UK Fisheries Management

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Marine Management Organisation are implementing comprehensive fisheries management reforms under the Fisheries Act 2020, focusing on rebuilding trust with the fishing industry through enhanced stakeholder engagement and fair resource allocation. Current priorities include establishing Regional Fisheries Management Forums, reforming the Fisheries and Coastal Growth Fund allocation methodology, and addressing international governance gaps in Southern Ocean fisheries regulation.


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2026

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6 Feb 2026 | Statutory Instrument linked

The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2026

These Regulations amend Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123), which …

2025

1 event

2024

4 events

2023

2 events
8 Mar 2023 | Statutory Instrument linked

The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023

These Regulations make adjustments to the level of European seabass that may be caught within British fishery limits, as specified in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 (EUR 2020/123), both as by-catch and as a targeted species by commercial …

8 Mar 2023 | Statutory Instrument linked

The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) Regulations 2023

These Regulations make adjustments to the level of European seabass that may be caught within British fishery limits, as specified in Article 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 (EUR 2020/123), both as by-catch and as a targeted species by commercial …

2022

1 event

2021

4 events

2020

8 events
23 Nov 2020 | Royal Assent Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Act 2020 — Royal Assent

A Bill to make provision in relation to fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation; to make provision about the functions of the Marine Management Organisation; and for connected purposes Originated in the Lords.

13 Oct 2020 | Third reading Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Act 2020 — Third reading

A Bill to make provision in relation to fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation; to make provision about the functions of the Marine Management Organisation; and for connected purposes Originated in the Lords.

13 Oct 2020 | Report stage Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Act 2020 — Report stage

A Bill to make provision in relation to fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation; to make provision about the functions of the Marine Management Organisation; and for connected purposes Originated in the Lords.

8 Sep 2020 | Committee stage Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Act 2020 — Committee stage

A Bill to make provision in relation to fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation; to make provision about the functions of the Marine Management Organisation; and for connected purposes Originated in the Lords.

1 Sep 2020 | Second reading Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Act 2020 — Second reading

A Bill to make provision in relation to fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation; to make provision about the functions of the Marine Management Organisation; and for connected purposes Originated in the Lords.

2 Jul 2020 | Bill introduced Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Act 2020 — First reading

A Bill to make provision in relation to fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation; to make provision about the functions of the Marine Management Organisation; and for connected purposes Originated in the Lords.

11 Feb 2020 | Lords stages Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Act 2020 — Lords stages

A Bill to make provision in relation to fisheries, fishing, aquaculture and marine conservation; to make provision about the functions of the Marine Management Organisation; and for connected purposes

2019

1 event
19 Jun 2019 | Bill stage Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Bill

Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD): 5. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the Fisheries Bill. The Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell): I continue to …

2018

4 events
4 Dec 2018 | Committee stage Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Bill — Committee stage

A Bill to make provision about policy objectives in relation to fisheries, fishing and aquaculture; to make provision about access to British fisheries; to make provision about the licensing of fishin

21 Nov 2018 | Bill stage Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Bill

Second Reading 14:26:00 The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Michael Gove): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is a pleasure to introduce the Second Reading of the Fisheries …

21 Nov 2018 | Second reading Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Bill — Second reading

A Bill to make provision about policy objectives in relation to fisheries, fishing and aquaculture; to make provision about access to British fisheries; to make provision about the licensing of fishin

25 Oct 2018 | Bill introduced Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Fisheries Bill — First reading

A Bill to make provision about policy objectives in relation to fisheries, fishing and aquaculture; to make provision about access to British fisheries; to make provision about the licensing of fishin