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Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species (NQS) fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea and Channel skates and rays fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed queen scallop fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Scottish waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
Seeking views on the proposed cockle fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters and the environmental report on the FMP. 
How fisheries management plans will be used to create a more vibrant, profitable, and sustainable fishing industry.
The Southern North Sea demersal non-quota species FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of these fisheries in English waters.
The Southern North Sea and Channel skate and ray FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of skate and ray fisheries in the relevant English waters.
The queen scallop FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of queen scallop fisheries in English waters.
The North Sea and Channel sprat FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of sprat fisheries in the relevant English and Scottish waters.
The cockle FMP will set out how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of cockle fisheries in English waters.
The Southern North Sea and Eastern Channel mixed flatfish FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of these fisheries in English waters.
Seeking views on the proposed Southern North Sea and Eastern Channel mixed flatfish fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the plan.
Agreed records of the annual consultations held between the UK, EU, and Norway to discuss the management of the jointly managed fish stocks in the North Sea.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Proposals for reforming the management of fishing discards in England.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Proposals for expanding the use of remote electronic monitoring in English waters.
Seeking views on the proposed Channel demersal non-quota species fisheries management plan (FMP) for English waters, and the environmental report on the FMP.
The whelk FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of whelk fisheries in English waters.
The Channel demersal non-quota species FMP describes how we will achieve the long-term sustainable management of these fisheries in English waters.
Seeking views on the proposed bass fisheries management plan (FMP) for English and Welsh waters and the environmental report on the FMP.
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