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Policy paper: North Sea and Channel sprat fisheries management plan (FMP)

Centre For Environment Fisheries Aquaculture Science

October 17
10:38 2024

A public consultation is seeking views on a proposed North Sea and Channel sprat FMP.

The North Sea and Channel sprat FMP is a joint plan between Defra and the Scottish Government. It will cover UK waters of the North Sea and Channel.

The FMP will be prepared and published to meet the requirements set out in the Fisheries Act 2020.

Read more aboutfisheries management plans.

Areas covered

The North Sea and Channel sprat FMP will cover English and Scottish waters in the North Sea and Channel International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) divisions 4, 7d and 7e.

Contact us

To give your views or register your interest in future engagement events for the sprat FMP, email FMP@cefas.gov.uk.

Updates to this page

Published 15 February 2024
Last updated 17 October 2024 +show all updates
  1. Added link to public consultation on the proposed fisheries management plan (FMP).

  2. First published.

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